diff --git a/config/initializers/ffmpeg.rb b/config/initializers/ffmpeg.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c0bf779d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/ffmpeg.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if ENV['FFMPEG_BINARY'].present?
+    FFMPEG.ffmpeg_binary = ENV['FFMPEG_BINARY']
+end