diff --git a/modules/videos/downloader.py b/modules/videos/downloader.py
index cde0a767..04e63260 100755
--- a/modules/videos/downloader.py
+++ b/modules/videos/downloader.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def get_youtube_duration(video_url: str) -> Optional[int]:
     """Get video duration using YouTube's internal API. Returns None if URL is not YouTube or API fails."""
     video_id = get_youtube_video_id(video_url)
     if not video_id:
+        logger.debug(f'Could not extract YouTube video ID from {video_url}')
         return None
 
     payload = {
@@ -145,10 +146,15 @@ def get_youtube_duration(video_url: str) -> Optional[int]:
         response.raise_for_status()
         data = response.json()
         length_seconds = data.get("videoDetails", {}).get("lengthSeconds")
-        if length_seconds:
+        if length_seconds is not None:
             return int(length_seconds)
+        else:
+            # Log why we couldn't get duration
+            status = data.get("playabilityStatus", {}).get("status", "UNKNOWN")
+            reason = data.get("playabilityStatus", {}).get("reason", "")
+            logger.warning(f'YouTube API returned no duration for {video_url}: status={status} reason={reason}')
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.debug(f'YouTube API failed for {video_url}: {e}')
+        logger.debug(f'YouTube API request failed for {video_url}: {e}')
 
     return None
 
@@ -282,7 +288,8 @@ async def fetch_video_duration(url: str) -> int:
             return duration
 
     # Try YouTube API first (faster than yt-dlp)
-    if duration := get_youtube_duration(url):
+    duration = get_youtube_duration(url)
+    if duration is not None:
         logger.info(f'Fetched video duration of {duration} from {url} using YouTube API')
         return duration
 
diff --git a/modules/videos/lib.py b/modules/videos/lib.py
index 2723a8b9..a55ea2b4 100644
--- a/modules/videos/lib.py
+++ b/modules/videos/lib.py
@@ -1098,32 +1098,41 @@ def get_browser_profiles(home: pathlib.Path = WROLPI_HOME) -> dict:
 
 
 def browser_profile_to_yt_dlp_arg(profile: pathlib.Path) -> str:
-    """Takes a Path and returns a string that can be used as a yt-dlp `--cookies-from-browser` argument."""
+    """Takes a Path and returns a string that can be used as a yt-dlp `--cookies-from-browser` argument.
+
+    Format: BROWSER+KEYRING:PROFILE
+
+    We explicitly specify GNOMEKEYRING because yt-dlp's auto-detection relies on desktop environment
+    variables which are not available when running as a systemd service.
+    """
     profile_str = str(profile)
 
     for browser_key, config in BROWSER_CONFIGS.items():
         if config['config_path'] in profile_str:
-            return f"{config['yt_dlp_name']}:{profile.name}"
+            return f"{config['yt_dlp_name']}+GNOMEKEYRING:{profile.name}"
 
     # Fallback to original behavior for unknown browsers
     *_, browser, profile_name = profile_str.split('/')
-    return f'{browser}:{profile_name}'
+    return f'{browser}+GNOMEKEYRING:{profile_name}'
 
 
 def browser_profile_to_yt_dlp_tuple(profile: pathlib.Path) -> tuple:
     """Takes a Path and returns a tuple that can be used as yt-dlp `cookiesfrombrowser` option in Python API.
 
     The yt-dlp Python API expects cookiesfrombrowser as a tuple: (browser, profile, keyring, container)
+
+    We explicitly specify GNOMEKEYRING because yt-dlp's auto-detection relies on desktop environment
+    variables which are not available when running as a systemd service.
     """
     profile_str = str(profile)
 
     for browser_key, config in BROWSER_CONFIGS.items():
         if config['config_path'] in profile_str:
-            return (config['yt_dlp_name'], profile.name, None, None)
+            return (config['yt_dlp_name'], profile.name, 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)
 
     # Fallback for unknown browsers
     *_, browser, profile_name = profile_str.split('/')
-    return (browser, profile_name, None, None)
+    return (browser, profile_name, 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)
 
 
 def format_video_filename(
diff --git a/modules/videos/test/test_lib.py b/modules/videos/test/test_lib.py
index 67c082ad..1828e2b8 100644
--- a/modules/videos/test/test_lib.py
+++ b/modules/videos/test/test_lib.py
@@ -370,34 +370,37 @@ async def test_videos_downloader_config_api(async_client, test_directory, test_v
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('file_name,expected', [
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Default', 'chromium:Default'),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Profile 1', 'chromium:Profile 1'),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.mozilla/firefox/29el0wk0.default-release', 'firefox:29el0wk0.default-release'),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default', 'brave:Default'),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Profile 1', 'brave:Profile 1'),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Default', 'chrome:Default'),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Profile 1', 'chrome:Profile 1'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Default', 'chromium+GNOMEKEYRING:Default'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Profile 1', 'chromium+GNOMEKEYRING:Profile 1'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.mozilla/firefox/29el0wk0.default-release', 'firefox+GNOMEKEYRING:29el0wk0.default-release'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default', 'brave+GNOMEKEYRING:Default'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Profile 1', 'brave+GNOMEKEYRING:Profile 1'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Default', 'chrome+GNOMEKEYRING:Default'),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Profile 1', 'chrome+GNOMEKEYRING:Profile 1'),
 ])
 def test_browser_profile_to_yt_dlp_arg(file_name, expected):
     """
     Test the conversion of a browser profile to yt-dlp arguments.
+    Format: BROWSER+KEYRING:PROFILE
+    Explicitly uses GNOMEKEYRING because yt-dlp auto-detection doesn't work in systemd services.
     """
     file_name = pathlib.Path(file_name)
     assert lib.browser_profile_to_yt_dlp_arg(file_name) == expected
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('file_name,expected', [
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Default', ('chromium', 'Default', None, None)),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Profile 1', ('chromium', 'Profile 1', None, None)),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.mozilla/firefox/29el0wk0.default-release', ('firefox', '29el0wk0.default-release', None, None)),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default', ('brave', 'Default', None, None)),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Profile 1', ('brave', 'Profile 1', None, None)),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Default', ('chrome', 'Default', None, None)),
-    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Profile 1', ('chrome', 'Profile 1', None, None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Default', ('chromium', 'Default', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/chromium/Profile 1', ('chromium', 'Profile 1', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.mozilla/firefox/29el0wk0.default-release', ('firefox', '29el0wk0.default-release', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default', ('brave', 'Default', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Profile 1', ('brave', 'Profile 1', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Default', ('chrome', 'Default', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
+    ('/home/wrolpi/.config/google-chrome/Profile 1', ('chrome', 'Profile 1', 'GNOMEKEYRING', None)),
 ])
 def test_browser_profile_to_yt_dlp_tuple(file_name, expected):
     """
     Test the conversion of a browser profile to yt-dlp cookiesfrombrowser tuple.
+    Explicitly uses GNOMEKEYRING because yt-dlp auto-detection doesn't work in systemd services.
     """
     file_name = pathlib.Path(file_name)
     assert lib.browser_profile_to_yt_dlp_tuple(file_name) == expected
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0104a6d2..8b8d732b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pytz==2024.2
 sanic-ext==25.12.0
 sanic-testing==24.6.0
 sanic==25.12.0
+secretstorage==3.3.3
 selenium==4.9.1
 srt==3.5.3
 tqdm==4.67.1