diff --git a/Local/Tdarr_Plugin_av1_svt_converter.js b/Local/Tdarr_Plugin_av1_svt_converter.js
index ef678fd..48488b8 100644
--- a/Local/Tdarr_Plugin_av1_svt_converter.js
+++ b/Local/Tdarr_Plugin_av1_svt_converter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const details = () => ({
   Features resolution-aware CRF, source-relative bitrate strategies, ab-av1 auto-CRF, and performance optimizations.
   **Balanced defaults**: Preset 6, CRF 26, tune 0 (VQ), 10-bit, SCD 1, AQ 2, lookahead -1, TF on, keyint -2, fast-decode 0.
   `,
-  Version: '2.33',
+  Version: '2.34',
   Tags: 'video,av1,svt,quality,performance,speed-optimized,vbr,crf,vmaf',
   Inputs: [
     {
@@ -504,8 +504,21 @@ const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
     // Returns { success: boolean, crf: number|null, vmaf: number|null, error: string|null }
     const executeAbAv1CrfSearch = (abav1Path, inputFile, vmafTarget, sampleCount, preset) => {
       const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+      const fs = require('fs');
+      const os = require('os');
+      const path = require('path');
+
+      // Create temp directory for ffmpeg/ffprobe wrappers
+      const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ab-av1-'));
+      const ffmpegWrapper = path.join(tempDir, 'ffmpeg');
+      const ffprobeWrapper = path.join(tempDir, 'ffprobe');
 
       try {
+        // Create wrapper scripts that call tdarr-ffmpeg
+        const wrapperScript = '#!/bin/sh\nexec tdarr-ffmpeg "$@"\n';
+        fs.writeFileSync(ffmpegWrapper, wrapperScript, { mode: 0o755 });
+        fs.writeFileSync(ffprobeWrapper, wrapperScript, { mode: 0o755 });
+
         // Build ab-av1 command
         // --min-vmaf is the target VMAF score to achieve
         // --samples controls how many sample segments to test
@@ -522,7 +535,8 @@ const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
         const command = `${abav1Path} ${args.join(' ')}`;
 
         // Execute with timeout (5 minutes should be enough for sample encodes)
-        // Set FFMPEG and FFPROBE environment variables to point to tdarr-ffmpeg
+        // ab-av1 looks for 'ffmpeg' and 'ffprobe' in PATH
+        // Prepend temp directory to PATH so our wrappers are found first
         const output = execSync(command, {
           encoding: 'utf8',
           timeout: 300000, // 5 minute timeout
@@ -530,8 +544,8 @@ const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
           stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
           env: {
             ...process.env,
-            FFMPEG: 'tdarr-ffmpeg',
-            FFPROBE: 'tdarr-ffmpeg',
+            // Prepend temp dir so ab-av1 finds our ffmpeg/ffprobe wrappers
+            PATH: `${tempDir}:${process.env.PATH || ''}`,
           }
         });
 
@@ -574,6 +588,15 @@ const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
           error: errorMsg,
           output: error.stderr ? error.stderr.substring(0, 500) : ''
         };
+      } finally {
+        // Clean up temp directory and wrapper scripts
+        try {
+          if (fs.existsSync(ffmpegWrapper)) fs.unlinkSync(ffmpegWrapper);
+          if (fs.existsSync(ffprobeWrapper)) fs.unlinkSync(ffprobeWrapper);
+          if (fs.existsSync(tempDir)) fs.rmdirSync(tempDir);
+        } catch (cleanupError) {
+          // Ignore cleanup errors
+        }
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/PLUGIN_DOCUMENTATION.md b/PLUGIN_DOCUMENTATION.md
index 37c8530..3559bb2 100644
--- a/PLUGIN_DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/PLUGIN_DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Tdarr Plugin Suite Documentation
 
 > **Version**: 2025-12-16  
-> **Plugins**: misc_fixes v2.8 | stream_organizer v4.10 | audio_standardizer v1.15 | av1_converter v2.33
+> **Plugins**: misc_fixes v2.8 | stream_organizer v4.10 | audio_standardizer v1.15 | av1_converter v2.34
 
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