diff --git a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/QueueManager.cs b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/QueueManager.cs
index 30239a4..c27ff62 100644
--- a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/QueueManager.cs
+++ b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/QueueManager.cs
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ public class QueueManager
     /// <returns>Queued media items.</returns>
     public ReadOnlyDictionary<Guid, List<QueuedEpisode>> GetMediaItems()
     {
-        // Assert that ffmpeg with chromaprint is installed
-        if (!FFmpegWrapper.CheckFFmpegVersion())
-        {
-            throw new FingerprintException(
-                "ffmpeg with chromaprint is not installed on this system - episodes will not be analyzed. If Jellyfin is running natively, install jellyfin-ffmpeg5. If Jellyfin is running in a container, upgrade it to the latest version of 10.8.0.");
-        }
-
         Plugin.Instance!.TotalQueued = 0;
 
         LoadAnalysisSettings();
diff --git a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/ScheduledTasks/BaseItemAnalyzerTask.cs b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/ScheduledTasks/BaseItemAnalyzerTask.cs
index 940e0a0..ca72342 100644
--- a/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/ScheduledTasks/BaseItemAnalyzerTask.cs
+++ b/ConfusedPolarBear.Plugin.IntroSkipper/ScheduledTasks/BaseItemAnalyzerTask.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ public class BaseItemAnalyzerTask
         IProgress<double> progress,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        // Assert that ffmpeg with chromaprint is installed
+        if (!FFmpegWrapper.CheckFFmpegVersion())
+        {
+            throw new FingerprintException(
+                "ffmpeg with chromaprint is not installed on this system - episodes will not be analyzed. If Jellyfin is running natively, install jellyfin-ffmpeg5. If Jellyfin is running in a container, upgrade it to the latest version of 10.8.0.");
+        }
+
         var queueManager = new QueueManager(
             _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<QueueManager>(),
             _libraryManager);