diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index e254c2c28..2b0419535 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ import:
         # yt-dlp is also supported
         name: 'youtube-dl'
 
+        # Path to the python binary to execute for youtube-dl or yt-dlp
+        python_path: '/usr/bin/python3'
+
       # IPv6 is very strongly rate-limited on most sites supported by youtube-dl
       force_ipv4: false
 
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index 0ce0b9d0e..893ccc33e 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ import:
         # yt-dlp is also supported
         name: 'youtube-dl'
 
+        # Path to the python binary to execute for youtube-dl or yt-dlp
+        python_path: '/usr/bin/python3'
+
       # IPv6 is very strongly rate-limited on most sites supported by youtube-dl
       force_ipv4: false
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts b/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts
index 559f92984..293acff43 100644
--- a/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ export class YoutubeDLCLI {
     completeArgs = this.wrapWithIPOptions(completeArgs)
     completeArgs = this.wrapWithFFmpegOptions(completeArgs)
 
-    const output = await execa('python', [ youtubeDLBinaryPath, ...completeArgs, url ], processOptions)
+    const { PYTHON_PATH } = CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.YOUTUBE_DL_RELEASE
+    const output = await execa(PYTHON_PATH, [ youtubeDLBinaryPath, ...completeArgs, url ], processOptions)
 
     logger.debug('Runned youtube-dl command.', { command: output.command, ...lTags() })
 
diff --git a/server/initializers/config.ts b/server/initializers/config.ts
index f2e9f7088..fb6f7ae62 100644
--- a/server/initializers/config.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/config.ts
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ const CONFIG = {
 
         YOUTUBE_DL_RELEASE: {
           get URL () { return config.get<string>('import.videos.http.youtube_dl_release.url') },
-          get NAME () { return config.get<string>('import.videos.http.youtube_dl_release.name') }
+          get NAME () { return config.get<string>('import.videos.http.youtube_dl_release.name') },
+          get PYTHON_PATH () { return config.get<string>('import.videos.http.youtube_dl_release.python_path') }
         },
 
         get FORCE_IPV4 () { return config.get<boolean>('import.videos.http.force_ipv4') }