diff --git a/src/core/providers/aniworld_provider.py b/src/core/providers/aniworld_provider.py
index ad275ae..7356d78 100644
--- a/src/core/providers/aniworld_provider.py
+++ b/src/core/providers/aniworld_provider.py
@@ -550,8 +550,10 @@ class AniworldLoader(Loader):
                 'nocheckcertificate': True,
                 'logger': logger,
                 'progress_hooks': [events_progress_hook],
-                'downloader': 'ffmpeg',
-                'hls_use_mpegts': True,
+                # yt-dlp defaults to native HLS downloader which warns about
+                # "Live HLS streams are not supported" - disable to go
+                # straight to ffmpeg, avoiding the warning
+                'hls_prefer_native': False,
             }
 
             if header:
@@ -597,6 +599,40 @@ class AniworldLoader(Loader):
                 _cleanup_temp_file(temp_path)
                 continue
             except Exception as exc:
+                # Check if this is an HLS-related failure that might succeed
+                # with additional ffmpeg options
+                exc_str = str(exc).lower()
+                is_hls_related = (
+                    'hls' in exc_str or
+                    'live' in exc_str or
+                    'native downloader' in exc_str
+                )
+                if is_hls_related and 'ffmpeg' not in str(ydl_opts.get('downloader', '')):
+                    logger.info(
+                        "HLS stream detected, retrying with ffmpeg options: %s",
+                        output_file
+                    )
+                    # Retry with ffmpeg explicitly set
+                    retry_opts = ydl_opts.copy()
+                    retry_opts['downloader'] = 'ffmpeg'
+                    retry_opts['hls_use_mpegts'] = True
+                    try:
+                        with YoutubeDL(retry_opts) as ydl:
+                            info = ydl.extract_info(link, download=True)
+                        if os.path.exists(temp_path):
+                            shutil.copyfile(temp_path, output_path)
+                            os.remove(temp_path)
+                            logger.info(
+                                "Download completed successfully (retry): %s",
+                                output_file
+                            )
+                            self.clear_cache()
+                            return True
+                    except Exception:
+                        _cleanup_temp_file(temp_path)
+                        # Continue to next provider if retry also fails
+                        continue
+
                 logger.error(
                     "YoutubeDL download failed with provider %s: %s: %s",
                     provider_name, type(exc).__name__, exc