diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Subtitles/SubtitleEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Subtitles/SubtitleEncoder.cs
index 49bc2d775b..49173b3d0a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Subtitles/SubtitleEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Subtitles/SubtitleEncoder.cs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Subtitles
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (string.Equals(format, SubtitleFormat.SRT, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (string.Equals(format, SubtitleFormat.SRT, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || string.Equals(format, "subrip", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 value = new SrtWriter();
                 return true;