diff --git a/commands/play.js b/commands/play.js
index 9e2a4b2..f3adc61 100644
--- a/commands/play.js
+++ b/commands/play.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 const { addToQueue, playNextInQueue } = require('../utils/queueManager');
-const { exec } = require('child_process');
 const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
 const path = require('path');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
 
 module.exports = {
     name: 'play',
@@ -48,49 +47,85 @@ module.exports = {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (isValidURL(searchQuery)) {
-                url = searchQuery;
-                if (url.endsWith('.mp3')) {
-                    title = path.basename(url);
-                    tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
-
-                    const response = await fetch(url);
-                    const buffer = await response.buffer();
-                    fs.writeFileSync(tempFilePath, buffer);
-                } else {
-                    tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
-                    title = await downloadWithYtDlp(url, tempFilePath);
-                }
-            } else {
-                const searchUrl = `ytsearch:${searchQuery}`;
-                const searchResult = await getYtDlpInfo(searchUrl);
-
-                if (!searchResult || !searchResult.entries || searchResult.entries.length === 0) {
-                    return message.reply('No results found for your search query.');
-                }
-
-                url = searchResult.entries[0].webpage_url;
-                title = searchResult.entries[0].title;
-
-                tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
-                await downloadWithYtDlp(url, tempFilePath);
+            if (!searchQuery) {
+                return message.reply('Please provide a YouTube link, MP3 link, or a song name.');
             }
 
-            const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
-                .setColor('#0099ff')
-                .setTitle('Now Playing')
-                .setDescription(`**${title}**`)
-                .setFooter({ text: `Requested by ${message.author.username}`, iconURL: message.author.displayAvatarURL() })
-                .setTimestamp();
+            if (isValidURL(searchQuery)) {
+                url = searchQuery;
+                tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
 
-            message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
+                exec(`yt-dlp --print title ${url}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                    if (error) {
+                        console.error(`Error getting title: ${error}`);
+                        message.reply('Failed to retrieve video title.');
+                        return;
+                    }
 
-            addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title);
-            playNextInQueue(message.guild.id, voiceChannel);
+                    title = stdout.trim();
+                    console.log(`Retrieved title: ${title}`);
+
+                    // Now download the file
+                    exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output "${tempFilePath}" ${url}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                        if (error) {
+                            console.error(`Error downloading file: ${error}`);
+                            message.reply('Failed to download audio file.');
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+                            .setColor('#0099ff')
+                            .setTitle('Now Playing')
+                            .setDescription(`**${title}**`)
+                            .setFooter({ text: `Requested by ${message.author.username}`, iconURL: message.author.displayAvatarURL() })
+                            .setTimestamp();
+
+                        message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
+
+                        addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title);
+                        playNextInQueue(message.guild.id, voiceChannel);
+                    });
+                });
+            } else {
+                exec(`yt-dlp --dump-single-json "ytsearch:${searchQuery}"`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                    if (error) {
+                        console.error(`Error searching: ${error}`);
+                        message.reply('Failed to search for video.');
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    const info = JSON.parse(stdout);
+                    url = info.entries[0].webpage_url;
+                    title = info.entries[0].title;
+
+                    tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
+                    console.log(`Downloading file to: ${tempFilePath}`);
+
+                    exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output "${tempFilePath}" ${url}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                        if (error) {
+                            console.error(`Error downloading file: ${error}`);
+                            message.reply('Failed to download audio file.');
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+                            .setColor('#0099ff')
+                            .setTitle('Now Playing')
+                            .setDescription(`**${title}**`)
+                            .setFooter({ text: `Requested by ${message.author.username}`, iconURL: message.author.displayAvatarURL() })
+                            .setTimestamp();
+
+                        message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
+
+                        addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title);
+                        playNextInQueue(message.guild.id, voiceChannel);
+                    });
+                });
+            }
 
         } catch (error) {
-            console.error('yt-dlp error:', error);
-            message.reply('Failed to retrieve or download the video. Please try again.');
+            console.error('Error:', error);
+            message.reply('An error occurred while trying to play the music.');
         }
     },
 };
@@ -103,29 +138,3 @@ function isValidURL(string) {
         return false;
     }
 }
-
-function downloadWithYtDlp(url, output) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const command = `yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output ${output} --quiet --verbose "${url}"`;
-        exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
-            if (error) {
-                reject(`yt-dlp error: ${stderr}`);
-            } else {
-                resolve(output);
-            }
-        });
-    });
-}
-
-function getYtDlpInfo(url) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const command = `yt-dlp --dump-single-json "${url}"`;
-        exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
-            if (error) {
-                reject(`yt-dlp info error: ${stderr}`);
-            } else {
-                resolve(JSON.parse(stdout));
-            }
-        });
-    });
-}