diff --git a/src/ruvsarpur.py b/src/ruvsarpur.py
index 696179f..1ed0c90 100644
--- a/src/ruvsarpur.py
+++ b/src/ruvsarpur.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 from requests.packages.urllib3.exceptions import InsecureRequestWarning
 requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings(InsecureRequestWarning)
 
+import utilities
+
 # Lambdas as shorthands for printing various types of data
 # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi/termcolor for more info
 color_title = lambda x: colored(x, 'cyan', 'on_grey')
@@ -897,6 +899,12 @@ def findffmpeg(path_to_ffmpeg_install=None, working_dir=None):
   if os.path.isfile(bin_dist):
     return str(Path(bin_dist).resolve())
   
+  # Attempt to find ffmpeg in the environment
+  try:
+      return utilities.get_ffmpeg_location()
+  except Exception:
+      pass # Ignoring the exception
+  
   # Throw an error
   raise ValueError('Could not locate FFMPEG install, please use the --ffmpeg switch to specify the path to the ffmpeg executable on your system.')
 
diff --git a/src/utilities.py b/src/utilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..018c7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import shutil
+
+
+def get_ffmpeg_location():
+    """
+    Locate the ffmpeg executable in the system's PATH.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The path to the ffmpeg executable.
+
+    Raises:
+        FileNotFoundError: If ffmpeg is not found in the PATH.
+    """
+    ffmpeg_path = shutil.which("ffmpeg")
+    if ffmpeg_path:
+        return ffmpeg_path
+    else:
+        raise FileNotFoundError("ffmpeg not found in PATH")