diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 73ce8d1..de1c67d 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 			"status": {
 				"text": "<b>Status:</b> {status}",
 				"ready": "ready",
+				"partially_ready": "partially ready",
 				"not_ready": "not ready",
 				"not_initialized": "not initialized",
 				"downloading": "downloading...",
diff --git a/src/lib/converters/converter.svelte.ts b/src/lib/converters/converter.svelte.ts
index 10313eb..76a2315 100644
--- a/src/lib/converters/converter.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converters/converter.svelte.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
 	SettingDefinition,
 } from "$lib/types/conversion-settings";
 
-export type WorkerStatus = "not-ready" | "downloading" | "ready" | "error";
+export type WorkerStatus = "not-ready" | "downloading" | "ready" | "partially-ready" | "error";
 
 export class FormatInfo {
 	public name: string;
diff --git a/src/lib/converters/mediabunny.svelte.ts b/src/lib/converters/mediabunny.svelte.ts
index d0171c0..cf5a1a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/converters/mediabunny.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converters/mediabunny.svelte.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ export class MediabunnyConverter extends Converter {
 		// additional mediabunny coders
 		// currently the official ones -- maybe add our own in the future
 		this.initializeCodecs();
+
+		// don't know how to check if mediabunny is ready rn, maybe test smol conversion or run some other method? shrug
+		if (typeof Conversion === "undefined") {
+			this.status = "not-ready";
+			this.error("Mediabunny failed to load");
+		} else {
+			this.status = "ready";
+			this.log("Mediabunny loaded successfully");
+		}
 	}
 
 	private async initializeCodecs(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 954ad0d..90a669d 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -75,12 +75,23 @@
 				.filter((f) => f !== "none")
 				.join(", ");
 
+			const mediabunnyStatus = converters.find(
+				(c) => c.name === "mediabunny",
+			)?.status;
+			const vertdReady = $vertdLoaded === true;
+			const mediabunnyReady = mediabunnyStatus === "ready";
+			const videoStatus =
+				vertdReady && mediabunnyReady
+					? "ready"
+					: vertdReady || mediabunnyReady
+						? "partially-ready"
+						: "not-ready";
+
 			output.Video = {
 				formats,
 				icon: Film,
 				title: m["upload.cards.video"](),
-				// TODO: add "partial" state? somehow figure out diff between vertd and mediabunny
-				status: $vertdLoaded === true ? "ready" : "not-ready", // not using converter.status for this
+				status: videoStatus as WorkerStatus,
 			};
 		}
 
@@ -109,6 +120,8 @@
 		switch (status) {
 			case "downloading":
 				return m["upload.cards.status.downloading"]();
+			case "partially-ready":
+				return m["upload.cards.status.partially_ready"]();
 			case "ready":
 				return m["upload.cards.status.ready"]();
 			default:
diff --git a/src/routes/convert/+page.svelte b/src/routes/convert/+page.svelte
index 533d1a3..d47f983 100644
--- a/src/routes/convert/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/convert/+page.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 		files,
 		gradientColor,
 		showGradient,
-		vertdLoaded,
 		dropdownStates,
 	} from "$lib/store/index.svelte";
 	import { VertFile } from "$lib/types";
@@ -335,17 +334,6 @@
 						})}
 					</p>
 				</div>
-			{:else if isVideo && !$vertdLoaded && !isAudio && !isImage && !isDocument}
-				<div
-					class="h-full flex flex-col text-center justify-center text-failure"
-				>
-					<p class="font-body font-bold">
-						{m["convert.errors.cant_convert"]()}
-					</p>
-					<p class="font-normal">
-						{m["convert.errors.vertd_not_found"]()}
-					</p>
-				</div>
 			{:else}
 				<div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
 					<div