diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/document_processors/youtube_processor.py b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/document_processors/youtube_processor.py
index 3f69d74c7..37981f6ae 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/document_processors/youtube_processor.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/document_processors/youtube_processor.py
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ async def add_youtube_video_document(
             # Include complete caption information with timestamps
             transcript_segments = []
             for line in captions:
-                start_time = line.get("start", 0)
-                duration = line.get("duration", 0)
-                text = line.get("text", "")
+                start_time = line.start
+                duration = line.duration
+                text = line.text
                 timestamp = f"[{start_time:.2f}s-{start_time + duration:.2f}s]"
                 transcript_segments.append(f"{timestamp} {text}")
             transcript_text = "\n".join(transcript_segments)