diff --git a/config/constants.go b/config/constants.go
index ef68dcafd..cedc203d2 100644
--- a/config/constants.go
+++ b/config/constants.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package config
 import "path/filepath"
 
 const (
-	WebRoot               = "webroot"
-	PrivateHLSStoragePath = "hls"
-	GeoIPDatabasePath     = "data/GeoLite2-City.mmdb"
-	ExtraInfoFile         = "data/content.md"
-	StatsFile             = "data/stats.json"
+	WebRoot                = "webroot"
+	PrivateHLSStoragePath  = "hls"
+	GeoIPDatabasePath      = "data/GeoLite2-City.mmdb"
+	ExtraInfoFile          = "data/content.md"
+	StatsFile              = "data/stats.json"
+	FfmpegSuggestedVersion = "v4.1.5" // Requires the v
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/config/verifyInstall.go b/config/verifyInstall.go
index 3e4932432..0e83c3549 100644
--- a/config/verifyInstall.go
+++ b/config/verifyInstall.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func verifyFFMpegPath(path string) error {
 		return errors.New("ffmpeg path is not executable")
 	}
 
-	suggestedVersion := "v4.1.5"
 	cmd := exec.Command(path)
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ func verifyFFMpegPath(path string) error {
 	responseComponents := strings.Split(response, " ")
 	fullVersionString := responseComponents[2]
 	versionString := "v" + strings.Split(fullVersionString, "-")[0]
-	if !semver.IsValid(versionString) || semver.Compare(versionString, suggestedVersion) == -1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("your %s version of ffmpeg at %s may be older than the suggested version of %s. you may experience issues with video.", versionString, path, suggestedVersion)
+	if !semver.IsValid(versionString) || semver.Compare(versionString, FfmpegSuggestedVersion) == -1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("your %s version of ffmpeg at %s may be older than the suggested version of %s. you may experience issues with video.", versionString, path, FfmpegSuggestedVersion)
 	}
 
 	return nil