diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7d28b2c..450d6e2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ RUN XTEVE_VERSION="$(grep -m1 '^#### ' changelog-beta.md | cut -d' ' -f2 | sed '
 
 # Static ffmpeg/ffprobe binaries. To bump, pick a tag from
 # https://hub.docker.com/r/mwader/static-ffmpeg/tags and change it here.
-FROM mwader/static-ffmpeg:7.1.1 AS ffmpeg
+# Do not go below 8.x: 7.1.1 rejects HLS segments with extensions such as .ec3
+# ("not in allowed_extensions"), which breaks streams with E-AC-3 audio.
+FROM mwader/static-ffmpeg:9.0.2 AS ffmpeg
 
 FROM alpine:3.23
 
diff --git a/src/buffer.go b/src/buffer.go
index 8b36370..bed0d86 100644
--- a/src/buffer.go
+++ b/src/buffer.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func bufferingStream(playlistID, streamingURL, channelName string, w http.Respon
 			return
 		}
 		if s.Err != nil {
-			ShowError(s.Err, 0)
+			// Already logged by the downloader that reported it.
 			return
 		}
 		if s.Status {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func bufferingStream(playlistID, streamingURL, channelName string, w http.Respon
 			return
 		}
 		if s.Err != nil {
-			ShowError(s.Err, 0)
+			// Already logged by the downloader that reported it.
 			return
 		}