diff --git a/src/main/download-engine/args-builder.ts b/src/main/download-engine/args-builder.ts
index 53aa440..4cfc0cb 100644
--- a/src/main/download-engine/args-builder.ts
+++ b/src/main/download-engine/args-builder.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export const resolveVideoFormatSelector = (options: DownloadOptions): string =>
       return 'bestvideo+none'
     }
     if (!audioFormat || audioFormat === 'best') {
-      // Use bestvideo+bestaudio to ensure video and audio are merged into a single file
-      return 'bestvideo+bestaudio'
+      // Prefer merged formats, but allow single-file "best" for sites without separate streams.
+      return 'bestvideo+bestaudio/best'
     }
     return `bestvideo+${audioFormat}`
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/download/DownloadDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/download/DownloadDialog.tsx
index 179d1a6..2466cb6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/download/DownloadDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/download/DownloadDialog.tsx
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ const getQualityPreset = (settings: AppSettings): OneClickQualityPreset =>
 
 const buildAudioSelectors = (preset: OneClickQualityPreset): string[] => {
   if (preset === 'worst') {
-    return ['worstaudio']
+    return dedupe(['worstaudio', 'bestaudio'])
   }
 
   const abrLimit = qualityPresetToAudioAbr[preset]
-  // Remove 'best' fallback to ensure merging - only use 'bestaudio' variants
+  // Prefer audio-only selectors so video+audio merges remain valid.
   return dedupe([abrLimit ? `bestaudio[abr<=${abrLimit}]` : undefined, 'bestaudio'])
 }
 
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ const buildVideoFormatPreference = (settings: AppSettings): string => {
   const preset = getQualityPreset(settings)
 
   if (preset === 'worst') {
-    // Use worstvideo+worstaudio as fallback instead of 'worst' to ensure merging
-    return 'worstvideo+worstaudio'
+    // Prefer separate streams, then fall back to single-file selectors.
+    return 'worstvideo+worstaudio/worst/best'
   }
 
   const maxHeight = qualityPresetToVideoHeight[preset]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const buildVideoFormatPreference = (settings: AppSettings): string => {
 
 const buildAudioFormatPreference = (settings: AppSettings): string => {
   const selectors = buildAudioSelectors(getQualityPreset(settings))
-  return selectors.join('/')
+  return dedupe([...selectors, 'best']).join('/')
 }
 
 interface DownloadDialogProps {