diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index a52e4a5..89978a8 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ bun = "1.2.2"
 
 [env]
 JWT_SECRET = "JustForDevelopmentPurposesOnlyChangeMeInProduction!"
+FFMPEG_ARGS = "-preset veryfast -threads 2"
diff --git a/src/converters/ffmpeg.ts b/src/converters/ffmpeg.ts
index f7d183f..fc9618b 100644
--- a/src/converters/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/src/converters/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ export async function convert(
   let message = "Done";
 
   if (convertTo === "ico") {
-    // make sure image is 256x256 or smaller
+    // Make sure image is 256x256 or smaller
     extraArgs = [
       "-filter:v",
       "scale='min(256,iw)':min'(256,ih)':force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease",
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ export async function convert(
   }
 
   if (convertTo.split(".").length > 1) {
-    // support av1.mkv and av1.mp4 and h265.mp4 etc.
+    // Support av1.mkv and av1.mp4 and h265.mp4 etc.
     const split = convertTo.split(".");
     const codec_short = split[0];
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ export async function convert(
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     execFile(
       "ffmpeg",
-      [...ffmpegArgs, "-i", filePath, ...extraArgs, targetPath],
+      ["-i", filePath, ...ffmpegArgs, ...extraArgs, targetPath],
       (error, stdout, stderr) => {
         if (error) {
           reject(`error: ${error}`);
diff --git a/tests/converters/ffmpeg.test.ts b/tests/converters/ffmpeg.test.ts
index 6f0afc6..e841459 100644
--- a/tests/converters/ffmpeg.test.ts
+++ b/tests/converters/ffmpeg.test.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ test("respects FFMPEG_ARGS", async () => {
 
   console.log = originalConsoleLog;
 
-  expect(calls[0]?.slice(0, 2)).toEqual(["-hide_banner", "-y"]);
+  expect(calls[0]?.slice(2, 4)).toEqual(["-hide_banner", "-y"]);
   expect(loggedMessage).toBe("stdout: Fake stdout");
 });