diff --git a/commands/play.js b/commands/play.js
index 58e594f..0004cbe 100644
--- a/commands/play.js
+++ b/commands/play.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 } else {
                     tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
 
-                    exec(`yt-dlp --print title ${searchQuery}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                    exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --print title ${searchQuery}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                         if (error) {
                             console.error(`Error getting title: ${error}`);
                             message.reply('Failed to retrieve video title.');
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     });
                 }
             } else {
-                exec(`yt-dlp --dump-single-json "ytsearch:${searchQuery}"`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --dump-single-json "ytsearch:${searchQuery}"`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                     if (error) {
                         console.error(`Error searching: ${error}`);
                         message.reply('Failed to search for video.');