diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ee95c8e..b25cc3a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1405,10 +1405,6 @@ func (s *appState) jobExecutor(ctx context.Context, job *queue.Job, progressCall
 
 // executeConvertJob executes a conversion job from the queue
 func (s *appState) executeConvertJob(ctx context.Context, job *queue.Job, progressCallback func(float64)) error {
-	return s.executeConvertJobWithFallback(ctx, job, progressCallback, false)
-}
-
-func (s *appState) executeConvertJobWithFallback(ctx context.Context, job *queue.Job, progressCallback func(float64), hwFallbackTried bool) error {
 	cfg := job.Config
 	inputPath := cfg["inputPath"].(string)
 	outputPath := cfg["outputPath"].(string)
@@ -6223,16 +6219,13 @@ func (s *appState) startConvert(status *widget.Label, btn, cancelBtn *widget.But
 						strings.Contains(stderrOutput, "vaapi") ||
 						strings.Contains(stderrOutput, "videotoolbox"))
 
-			if isHardwareFailure && !hwFallbackTried && resolvedAccel != "none" && resolvedAccel != "" {
+			if isHardwareFailure && !strings.EqualFold(s.convert.HardwareAccel, "none") && resolvedAccel != "none" && resolvedAccel != "" {
 				s.convert.HardwareAccel = "none"
 				if logFile != nil {
-					fmt.Fprintf(logFile, "\nAuto-fallback: retrying with software encoder at %s\n", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
+					fmt.Fprintf(logFile, "\nAuto-fallback: hardware encoder failed; switched to software for next attempt at %s\n", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
 					_ = logFile.Close()
 				}
 				s.convertCancel = nil
-				if err := s.executeConvertJobWithFallback(ctx, job, progressCallback, true); err == nil {
-					return
-				}
 			}
 
 			fyne.CurrentApp().Driver().DoFromGoroutine(func() {