diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ab29147..51df4cf 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ PREFIX=&
 # Set this to true if you want the bot to stay in voice chats after sound effects and music have stopped
 # (you can still make the bot leave using the stop command)
 STAYVC=false
+# Set this to true to disable music playback from YouTube
+YT_DISABLED=false
 
 # Put DBL/top.gg token here
 DBL=
diff --git a/commands/music/play.js b/commands/music/play.js
index 020548e..e48eeb7 100644
--- a/commands/music/play.js
+++ b/commands/music/play.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { play } from "../../utils/soundplayer.js";
 import MusicCommand from "../../classes/musicCommand.js";
-const prefixes = ["ytsearch:", "ytmsearch:", "scsearch:", "spsearch:", "amsearch:"];
+const prefixes = ["scsearch:", "spsearch:", "sprec:", "amsearch:", "dzsearch:", "dzisrc:"];
+if (process.env.YT_DISABLED !== "true") prefixes.push("ytsearch:", "ytmsearch:");
 
 class PlayCommand extends MusicCommand {
   async run() {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class PlayCommand extends MusicCommand {
       const url = new URL(query);
       return play(this.client, url, { channel: this.channel, member: this.member, type: this.type, interaction: this.interaction }, true);
     } catch {
-      const search = prefixes.some(v => query.startsWith(v)) ? query : !query && attachment ? attachment.url : `ytsearch:${query}`;
+      const search = prefixes.some(v => query.startsWith(v)) ? query : !query && attachment ? attachment.url : (process.env.YT_DISABLED !== "true" ? `ytsearch:${query}` : `dzsearch:${query}`);
       return play(this.client, search, { channel: this.channel, member: this.member, type: this.type, interaction: this.interaction }, true);
     }
   }
diff --git a/utils/soundplayer.js b/utils/soundplayer.js
index 0d54248..a5f5dc4 100644
--- a/utils/soundplayer.js
+++ b/utils/soundplayer.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export async function play(client, sound, options, music = false) {
   }
   const oldQueue = queues.get(voiceChannel.guildID);
   if (!response.tracks || response.tracks.length === 0) return { content: "I couldn't find that song!", flags: 64 };
+  if (process.env.YT_DISABLED === "true" && response.tracks[0].info.sourceName === "youtube") return "YouTube playback is disabled on this instance.";
   if (music) {
     const sortedTracks = response.tracks.map((val) => { return val.track; });
     const playlistTracks = response.playlistInfo.selectedTrack ? sortedTracks : [sortedTracks[0]];