diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e245b79..392be42 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2047,11 +2047,11 @@ func (s *appState) executeMergeJob(ctx context.Context, job *queue.Job, progress
 		}
 	}
 
-	args = append(args, outputPath)
-
-	// Add progress output for live updates
+	// Add progress output for live updates (must be before output path)
 	args = append(args, "-progress", "pipe:1", "-nostats")
 
+	args = append(args, outputPath)
+
 	// Execute
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, platformConfig.FFmpegPath, args...)
 	utils.ApplyNoWindow(cmd)