diff --git a/ct/bambuddy.sh b/ct/bambuddy.sh
index e93d53da4..097d1ebaf 100644
--- a/ct/bambuddy.sh
+++ b/ct/bambuddy.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
+  ensure_dependencies ffmpeg
+
   if check_for_gh_release "bambuddy" "maziggy/bambuddy"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop bambuddy
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_ok "Rebuilt Frontend"
 
     msg_info "Restoring Configuration and Data"
+    mkdir -p /opt/bambuddy/data
     cp /opt/bambuddy.env.bak /opt/bambuddy/.env
     cp -r /opt/bambuddy_data_bak/. /opt/bambuddy/data/
     rm -f /opt/bambuddy.env.bak
diff --git a/install/bambuddy-install.sh b/install/bambuddy-install.sh
index b3df17033..f782334f3 100644
--- a/install/bambuddy-install.sh
+++ b/install/bambuddy-install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y libglib2.0-0
+$STD apt install -y libglib2.0-0 ffmpeg
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 PYTHON_VERSION="3.13" setup_uv