diff --git a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts
index 9dd867299..2d1ab11db 100644
--- a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   EncoderProfile,
   SimpleLogger
 } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
+import { MutexInterface } from 'async-mutex'
 import ffmpeg, { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 
 export interface FFmpegCommandWrapperOptions {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export class FFmpegCommandWrapper {
     this.command = undefined
   }
 
-  buildCommand (input: string) {
+  buildCommand (input: string, inputFileMutexReleaser?: MutexInterface.Releaser) {
     if (this.command) throw new Error('Command is already built')
 
     // We set cwd explicitly because ffmpeg appears to create temporary files when trancoding which fails in read-only file systems
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ export class FFmpegCommandWrapper {
       this.command.outputOption('-threads ' + this.threads)
     }
 
+    if (inputFileMutexReleaser) {
+      this.command.on('start', () => {
+        setTimeout(() => inputFileMutexReleaser(), 1000)
+      })
+    }
+
     return this.command
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-images.ts b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-images.ts
index b34e22f5e..73d30bd90 100644
--- a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-images.ts
+++ b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-images.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { MutexInterface } from 'async-mutex'
 import { FfprobeData } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 import { FFmpegCommandWrapper, FFmpegCommandWrapperOptions } from './ffmpeg-command-wrapper.js'
 import { getVideoStreamDuration } from './ffprobe.js'
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ export class FFmpegImage {
     path: string
     destination: string
 
+    // Will be released after the ffmpeg started
+    inputFileMutexReleaser: MutexInterface.Releaser
+
     sprites: {
       size: {
         width: number
diff --git a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-vod.ts b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-vod.ts
index aec8888cb..ba537c39c 100644
--- a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-vod.ts
+++ b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-vod.ts
@@ -88,19 +88,11 @@ export class FFmpegVOD {
 
     this.commandWrapper.debugLog('Will run transcode.', { options })
 
-    const command = this.commandWrapper.buildCommand(options.inputPath)
+    this.commandWrapper.buildCommand(options.inputPath, options.inputFileMutexReleaser)
       .output(options.outputPath)
 
     await builders[options.type](options)
 
-    command.on('start', () => {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        if (options.inputFileMutexReleaser) {
-          options.inputFileMutexReleaser()
-        }
-      }, 1000)
-    })
-
     await this.commandWrapper.runCommand()
 
     await this.fixHLSPlaylistIfNeeded(options)
diff --git a/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/generate-storyboard.ts b/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/generate-storyboard.ts
index 119d7fbab..b6f069c01 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/generate-storyboard.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/generate-storyboard.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ async function processGenerateStoryboard (job: Job): Promise<void> {
       await ffmpeg.generateStoryboardFromVideo({
         destination,
         path: videoPath,
+        inputFileMutexReleaser,
         sprites: {
           size: {
             height: spriteHeight,