diff --git a/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js b/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js
index 80832cc77..7ad2a3aee 100644
--- a/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js
+++ b/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const axios = require('axios')
+const ssrfFilter = require('ssrf-req-filter')
 const Ffmpeg = require('../libs/fluentFfmpeg')
 const ffmpgegUtils = require('../libs/fluentFfmpeg/utils')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ async function resizeImage(filePath, outputPath, width, height) {
 module.exports.resizeImage = resizeImage
 
 /**
+ * Download podcast episode
+ * Uses SSRF filter to prevent internal URLs
  *
  * @param {import('../objects/PodcastEpisodeDownload')} podcastEpisodeDownload
  * @returns {Promise<{success: boolean, isRequestError?: boolean}>}
@@ -121,7 +124,9 @@ module.exports.downloadPodcastEpisode = (podcastEpisodeDownload) => {
             Accept: '*/*',
             'User-Agent': userAgent
           },
-          timeout: global.PodcastDownloadTimeout
+          timeout: global.PodcastDownloadTimeout,
+          httpAgent: global.DisableSsrfRequestFilter?.(podcastEpisodeDownload.url) ? null : ssrfFilter(podcastEpisodeDownload.url),
+          httpsAgent: global.DisableSsrfRequestFilter?.(podcastEpisodeDownload.url) ? null : ssrfFilter(podcastEpisodeDownload.url)
         })
 
         Logger.debug(`[ffmpegHelpers] Successfully connected with User-Agent: ${userAgent}`)