diff --git a/transcoder/src/videostream.go b/transcoder/src/videostream.go
index 2c1f8a96..793c4900 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/videostream.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/videostream.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ func (vs *VideoStream) getTranscodeArgs(segments string) []string {
 		"-maxrate", fmt.Sprint(vs.quality.MaxBitrate()),
 		// Force segments to be split exactly on keyframes (only works when transcoding)
 		"-force_key_frames", segments,
+		// sc_threshold is a scene detection mechanisum used to create a keyframe when the scene changes
+		// this is on by default and inserts keyframes where we don't want to (it also breaks force_key_frames)
+		// we disable it to prevents whole scenes from behing removed due to the -f segment failing to find the corresonding keyframe
+		"-sc_threshold", "0",
 		"-strict", "-2",
 	}
 }