diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 45289b5..0cf41c2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,52 @@ fn calculate_frame_count(
     })
 }
 
+fn calculate_frame_rate(
+    temp_path: &std::path::Path,
+    frame_rate_str: String,
+    first_run: bool,
+) -> anyhow::Result<f64> {
+    let parts = frame_rate_str.split("/").into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let frames_per = parts.get(0).unwrap().parse::<f64>()?;
+    let per_second = parts.get(1).unwrap().parse::<f64>()?;
+    if frames_per == 0.0f64 && per_second == 0.0f64 {
+        log::warn!("got incorrect frame rate, calling ffmpeg again...");
+        if !first_run {
+            std::panic!("couldnt get frame rate shit");
+        }
+
+        // call ffprobe directly
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("ffprobe");
+        let cmd = cmd.args(&[
+            "-v",
+            "error",
+            "-select_streams",
+            "v",
+            "-of",
+            "default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1",
+            "-show_entries",
+            "stream=r_frame_rate",
+        ]);
+        let cmd = cmd.arg(temp_path.to_str().unwrap());
+
+        cmd.get_args().for_each(|arg| {
+            log::debug!("arg {:?}", arg);
+        });
+
+        let output = cmd.output()?;
+        let possibly_new_frame_rate = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?
+            .strip_suffix("\n")
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_string();
+
+        log::debug!("raw ffprobe gave {:?}", possibly_new_frame_rate);
+
+        calculate_frame_rate(temp_path.clone(), possibly_new_frame_rate, false)
+    } else {
+        Ok(frames_per / per_second)
+    }
+}
+
 #[debug_handler]
 async fn upload_file(
     options: Query<Options>,
@@ -271,6 +317,7 @@ async fn upload_file(
     if let Some(file_contents) = maybe_file_contents {
         let file_type = maybe_file_type.unwrap();
         let file_name = maybe_file_name.unwrap();
+        log::info!("file {} {}", file_type, file_name);
         let is_video = file_type.starts_with("video/")
             || file_name.ends_with(".mp4")
             || file_name.ends_with(".gif")
@@ -289,14 +336,15 @@ async fn upload_file(
             log::debug!("stream = {:?}", stream);
             log::debug!("format = {:?}", info.format);
 
-            let frame_rate_str = stream.r_frame_rate.clone();
-            let parts = frame_rate_str.split("/").into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
             let frame_rate: f64 =
-                parts.get(0).unwrap().parse::<f64>()? / parts.get(1).unwrap().parse::<f64>()?;
+                calculate_frame_rate(temp_file.path(), stream.r_frame_rate.clone(), true)?;
 
             let total_frame_count =
                 calculate_frame_count(temp_file.path(), &stream, &info.format, frame_rate)?;
 
+            log::debug!("total frame count = {}", total_frame_count);
+            log::debug!("frame rate = {}", frame_rate);
+
             let total_length_in_seconds = total_frame_count as f64 / frame_rate;
             let wanted_frame_skip_seconds = match total_length_in_seconds as usize {
                 0..=10 => 2,