diff --git a/musicfetch b/musicfetch
index 08c7897..c39cf28 100644
--- a/musicfetch
+++ b/musicfetch
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def main():
         metadata = search_artist(artist_name)
         if not metadata:
             print("No match found or search timed out. Falling back to yt-dlp.")
-            yt_dlp_download(input_str, os.path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, artist_name, "youtube"))
+            yt_dlp_download(f"ytsearch:{input_str}", os.path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, artist_name, "youtube"))
             return
 
         print(f"Adding artist: {metadata.get('artistName') or metadata.get('title')}")