diff --git a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
index 78b130c5..d51c7b45 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
@@ -5,17 +5,27 @@
 
 
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 from django.conf import settings
 from copy import copy
 from common.logger import log
 import yt_dlp
 
 
-_youtubedl_cachedir = getattr(settings, 'YOUTUBE_DL_CACHEDIR', None)
 _defaults = getattr(settings, 'YOUTUBE_DEFAULTS', {})
+_youtubedl_cachedir = getattr(settings, 'YOUTUBE_DL_CACHEDIR', None)
 if _youtubedl_cachedir:
     _youtubedl_cachedir = str(_youtubedl_cachedir)
     _defaults['cachedir'] = _youtubedl_cachedir
+_youtubedl_tempdir = getattr(settings, 'YOUTUBE_DL_TEMPDIR', None)
+if _youtubedl_tempdir:
+    _youtubedl_tempdir = str(_youtubedl_tempdir)
+    _youtubedl_tempdir_path = Path(_youtubedl_tempdir)
+    _youtubedl_tempdir_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (_youtubedl_tempdir_path / '.ignore').touch(exist_ok=True)
+    _paths = _defaults.get('paths', {})
+    _paths.update({ 'temp': _youtubedl_tempdir, })
+    _defaults['paths'] = _paths
 
 
 
@@ -140,8 +150,9 @@ def download_media(url, media_format, extension, output_file, info_json,
     ytopts = {
         'format': media_format,
         'merge_output_format': extension,
-        'outtmpl': output_file,
-        'quiet': True,
+        'outtmpl': os.path.basename(output_file),
+        'quiet': False if settings.DEBUG else True,
+        'verbose': True if settings.DEBUG else False,
         'progress_hooks': [hook],
         'writeinfojson': info_json,
         'postprocessors': [],
@@ -161,6 +172,10 @@ def download_media(url, media_format, extension, output_file, info_json,
         'add_metadata': embed_metadata
     }
     opts = get_yt_opts()
+    ytopts['paths'] = opts.get('paths', {})
+    ytopts['paths'].update({
+        'home': os.path.dirname(output_file),
+    })
     if embed_thumbnail:
         ytopts['postprocessors'].append({'key': 'EmbedThumbnail'})
     if skip_sponsors:
diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
index a149ca71..876d57bc 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS > MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS:
 MEDIA_ROOT = CONFIG_BASE_DIR / 'media'
 DOWNLOAD_ROOT = DOWNLOADS_BASE_DIR
 YOUTUBE_DL_CACHEDIR = CONFIG_BASE_DIR / 'cache'
+YOUTUBE_DL_TEMPDIR = DOWNLOAD_ROOT / 'cache'
 COOKIES_FILE = CONFIG_BASE_DIR / 'cookies.txt'
 
 
diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py b/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py
index cce452d9..bbb93422 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ VIDEO_HEIGHT_IS_HD = 500        # Height in pixels to count as 'HD'
 
 
 YOUTUBE_DL_CACHEDIR = None
+YOUTUBE_DL_TEMPDIR = None
 YOUTUBE_DEFAULTS = {
     'no_color': True,       # Do not use colours in output
     'age_limit': 99,        # 'Age in years' to spoof