diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab0a38d..97d2e34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ url = "https://www.youtube.com"         # full yt url
 throttle = 1                            # throttle yt request
 range = "1:5:1"                         # [START][:STOP][:STEP]
 after_date = "20250326"                 # not in use
-cookies = "./cookies.txt"               # pass user cookies to yt
+cookies = false                         # control use of cookies file
+cookies_file = "./cookies.txt"          # pass user cookies to yt
 opml_file = "./opml.xml"                # the opml file to use
 ```
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index bd348e9..05b285d 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Provider struct {
-	Url        string
-	Throttle   int
-	Range      string
-	After_date string
-	Cmd        string
-	Cookies    string
-	Opml_file  string
+	Url          string
+	Throttle     int
+	Range        string
+	After_date   string
+	Cmd          string
+	Cookies      bool
+	Cookies_file string
+	Opml_file    string
 }
 
 type Config struct {
diff --git a/internal/dl/dl.go b/internal/dl/dl.go
index fac5802..28bef57 100644
--- a/internal/dl/dl.go
+++ b/internal/dl/dl.go
@@ -36,17 +36,7 @@ func Get(d Download, p config.Provider) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	var simulate string
-	if d.DryRun == true {
-		simulate = "--simulate"
-		log.Printf("/!\\ DRY RUN ENABLED /!\\")
-	} else {
-		simulate = "--no-simulate"
-	}
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(p.Cmd,
-		fullUrl.String(),
-		simulate,
+	args := []string{
 		"--no-progress",
 		"--sleep-interval", strconv.Itoa(p.Throttle),
 		"--sleep-subtitles", strconv.Itoa(p.Throttle),
@@ -62,8 +52,24 @@ func Get(d Download, p config.Provider) {
 		"--playlist-items", p.Range,
 		"--restrict-filenames",
 		"--embed-metadata",
-		"--cookies", p.Cookies,
-	)
+	}
+
+	if d.DryRun == true {
+		args = append(args, "--simulate")
+		log.Printf("/!\\ DRY RUN ENABLED /!\\")
+	} else {
+		args = append(args, "--no-simulate")
+	}
+
+	if p.Cookies == true {
+		args = append(args, "--cookies")
+		args = append(args, p.Cookies_file)
+	} else {
+		args = append(args, "--no-cookies")
+	}
+
+	args = append(args, fullUrl.String())
+	cmd := exec.Command(p.Cmd, args...)
 
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {