diff --git a/commands/play.js b/commands/play.js
index d52a224..9e2a4b2 100644
--- a/commands/play.js
+++ b/commands/play.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { addToQueue, playNextInQueue } = require('../utils/queueManager');
-const ytDlpExec = require('yt-dlp-exec');
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
 const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
 const path = require('path');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
@@ -48,13 +48,8 @@ module.exports = {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!searchQuery) {
-                return message.reply('Please provide a YouTube link, MP3 link, or a song name.');
-            }
-
             if (isValidURL(searchQuery)) {
                 url = searchQuery;
-
                 if (url.endsWith('.mp3')) {
                     title = path.basename(url);
                     tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
@@ -63,34 +58,22 @@ module.exports = {
                     const buffer = await response.buffer();
                     fs.writeFileSync(tempFilePath, buffer);
                 } else {
-                    const info = await ytDlpExec(url, { dumpSingleJson: true });
-                    title = info.title;
-
                     tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
-                    await ytDlpExec(url, {
-                        cookies: path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt'),
-                        format: 'bestaudio',
-                        output: tempFilePath,
-                        quiet: true,
-                    });
+                    title = await downloadWithYtDlp(url, tempFilePath);
                 }
             } else {
-                const searchResult = await ytDlpExec(`ytsearch:${searchQuery}`, {
-                    dumpSingleJson: true,
-                    noPlaylist: true,
-                    format: 'bestaudio/best',
-                    quiet: true,
-                });
+                const searchUrl = `ytsearch:${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 ytDlpExec(url, {
-                    cookies: path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt'),
-                    format: 'bestaudio',
-                    output: tempFilePath,
-                    quiet: true,
-                });
+                await downloadWithYtDlp(url, tempFilePath);
             }
 
             const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
@@ -107,7 +90,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('yt-dlp error:', error);
-            message.reply('Failed to retrieve or download video. Please try again.');
+            message.reply('Failed to retrieve or download the video. Please try again.');
         }
     },
 };
@@ -119,4 +102,30 @@ function isValidURL(string) {
     } catch (_) {
         return false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+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));
+            }
+        });
+    });
+}