diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegComplexFilterBuilder.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegComplexFilterBuilder.cs
index 27da5c74c..89ae37382 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegComplexFilterBuilder.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegComplexFilterBuilder.cs
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
             return this;
         }
 
-        public Option<FFmpegComplexFilter> Build(int videoStreamIndex, int audioStreamIndex)
+        public Option<FFmpegComplexFilter> Build(int videoStreamIndex, Option<int> audioStreamIndex)
         {
             var complexFilter = new StringBuilder();
 
             var videoLabel = $"0:{videoStreamIndex}";
-            var audioLabel = $"0:{audioStreamIndex}";
+            string audioLabel = audioStreamIndex.Match(index => $"0:{index}", () => "0:a");
 
             HardwareAccelerationKind acceleration = _hardwareAccelerationKind.IfNone(HardwareAccelerationKind.None);
             bool isHardwareDecode = acceleration switch
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegPlaybackSettingsCalculator.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegPlaybackSettingsCalculator.cs
index 533bd0e79..230186b20 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegPlaybackSettingsCalculator.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegPlaybackSettingsCalculator.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Domain;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.FFmpeg;
+using LanguageExt;
 using static LanguageExt.Prelude;
 
 namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
             FFmpegProfile ffmpegProfile,
             MediaVersion version,
             MediaStream videoStream,
-            MediaStream audioStream,
+            Option<MediaStream> audioStream,
             DateTimeOffset start,
             DateTimeOffset now)
         {
@@ -113,10 +114,14 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
                         result.AudioBitrate = ffmpegProfile.AudioBitrate;
                         result.AudioBufferSize = ffmpegProfile.AudioBufferSize;
 
-                        if (audioStream.Channels != ffmpegProfile.AudioChannels)
-                        {
-                            result.AudioChannels = ffmpegProfile.AudioChannels;
-                        }
+                        audioStream.IfSome(
+                            stream =>
+                            {
+                                if (stream.Channels != ffmpegProfile.AudioChannels)
+                                {
+                                    result.AudioChannels = ffmpegProfile.AudioChannels;
+                                }
+                            });
 
                         result.AudioSampleRate = ffmpegProfile.AudioSampleRate;
                         result.AudioDuration = version.Duration;
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessBuilder.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessBuilder.cs
index f6daf5ec8..629c1163f 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessBuilder.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessBuilder.cs
@@ -354,12 +354,15 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
             return this;
         }
 
-        public FFmpegProcessBuilder WithFilterComplex(int videoStreamIndex, int audioStreamIndex)
+        public FFmpegProcessBuilder WithFilterComplex(MediaStream videoStream, Option<MediaStream> maybeAudioStream)
         {
+            int videoStreamIndex = videoStream.Index;
+            Option<int> maybeIndex = maybeAudioStream.Map(ms => ms.Index);
+
             var videoLabel = $"0:{videoStreamIndex}";
-            var audioLabel = $"0:{audioStreamIndex}";
+            var audioLabel = $"0:{maybeIndex.Match(i => i.ToString(), () => "a")}";
 
-            Option<FFmpegComplexFilter> maybeFilter = _complexFilterBuilder.Build(videoStreamIndex, audioStreamIndex);
+            Option<FFmpegComplexFilter> maybeFilter = _complexFilterBuilder.Build(videoStreamIndex, maybeIndex);
             maybeFilter.IfSome(
                 filter =>
                 {
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessService.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessService.cs
index 46b4d5bd6..d6cc2d8e2 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessService.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegProcessService.cs
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
             DateTimeOffset now)
         {
             MediaStream videoStream = await _ffmpegStreamSelector.SelectVideoStream(channel, version);
-            MediaStream audioStream = await _ffmpegStreamSelector.SelectAudioStream(channel, version);
+            Option<MediaStream> maybeAudioStream = await _ffmpegStreamSelector.SelectAudioStream(channel, version);
 
             FFmpegPlaybackSettings playbackSettings = _playbackSettingsCalculator.CalculateSettings(
                 channel.StreamingMode,
                 channel.FFmpegProfile,
                 version,
                 videoStream,
-                audioStream,
+                maybeAudioStream,
                 start,
                 now);
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
                     }
 
                     builder = builder
-                        .WithFilterComplex(videoStream.Index, audioStream.Index);
+                        .WithFilterComplex(videoStream, maybeAudioStream);
                 },
                 () =>
                 {
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
                         builder = builder
                             .WithDeinterlace(playbackSettings.Deinterlace)
                             .WithBlackBars(channel.FFmpegProfile.Resolution)
-                            .WithFilterComplex(videoStream.Index, audioStream.Index);
+                            .WithFilterComplex(videoStream, maybeAudioStream);
                     }
                     else if (playbackSettings.Deinterlace)
                     {
                         builder = builder.WithDeinterlace(playbackSettings.Deinterlace)
                             .WithAlignedAudio(playbackSettings.AudioDuration)
-                            .WithFilterComplex(videoStream.Index, audioStream.Index);
+                            .WithFilterComplex(videoStream, maybeAudioStream);
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         builder = builder
-                            .WithFilterComplex(videoStream.Index, audioStream.Index);
+                            .WithFilterComplex(videoStream, maybeAudioStream);
                     }
                 });
 
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegStreamSelector.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegStreamSelector.cs
index 8e680ffac..3889038cc 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegStreamSelector.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegStreamSelector.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.FFmpeg;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Repositories;
 using LanguageExt;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using static LanguageExt.Prelude;
 
 namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
 {
@@ -25,8 +26,17 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg
         public Task<MediaStream> SelectVideoStream(Channel channel, MediaVersion version) =>
             version.Streams.First(s => s.MediaStreamKind == MediaStreamKind.Video).AsTask();
 
-        public async Task<MediaStream> SelectAudioStream(Channel channel, MediaVersion version)
+        public async Task<Option<MediaStream>> SelectAudioStream(Channel channel, MediaVersion version)
         {
+            if (channel.StreamingMode == StreamingMode.HttpLiveStreaming &&
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(channel.PreferredLanguageCode))
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug(
+                    "Channel {Number} is HLS with no preferred language; using all audio streams",
+                    channel.Number);
+                return None;
+            }
+
             var audioStreams = version.Streams.Filter(s => s.MediaStreamKind == MediaStreamKind.Audio).ToList();
 
             string language = (channel.PreferredLanguageCode ?? string.Empty).ToLowerInvariant();
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Interfaces/FFmpeg/IFFmpegStreamSelector.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Interfaces/FFmpeg/IFFmpegStreamSelector.cs
index d18b9268d..0ca32f8b6 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Interfaces/FFmpeg/IFFmpegStreamSelector.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Interfaces/FFmpeg/IFFmpegStreamSelector.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Domain;
+using LanguageExt;
 
 namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.FFmpeg
 {
     public interface IFFmpegStreamSelector
     {
         Task<MediaStream> SelectVideoStream(Channel channel, MediaVersion version);
-        Task<MediaStream> SelectAudioStream(Channel channel, MediaVersion version);
+        Task<Option<MediaStream>> SelectAudioStream(Channel channel, MediaVersion version);
     }
 }