diff --git a/app/services/platforms/youtube.ts b/app/services/platforms/youtube.ts
index 7d93fde63c54..0947a4ff8e55 100644
--- a/app/services/platforms/youtube.ts
+++ b/app/services/platforms/youtube.ts
@@ -550,16 +550,24 @@ export class YoutubeService
     }
 
     if (this.streamingService.views.isDualOutputMode && ytSettings.display === 'both') {
-      // Prevent rate limit errors by delaying the dual stream setup by 1 second
-      await new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-        setTimeout(async () => {
-          await this.setupDualStream(goLiveSettings);
-          resolve();
-        }, 1000);
-      });
+      try {
+        // Prevent rate limit errors by delaying the dual stream setup by 1 second
+        await new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+          setTimeout(async () => {
+            await this.setupDualStream(goLiveSettings);
+            resolve();
+          }, 1000);
+        });
+      } catch (e: unknown) {
+        console.error('Error setting up YouTube dual stream', e);
+
+        // Catch error to prevent blocking the horizontal stream starting if there is an issue
+        // setting up the vertical stream
+        this.postError('Error setting up YouTube dual stream. Vertical stream not started.');
+      }
     }
 
-    // Updating the thumbnail in the stream settings happends when creating the broadcast.
+    // Updating the thumbnail in the stream settings happens when creating the broadcast.
     // This is because the user can still go live even if the thumbnail upload fails,
     // and we want to avoid setting an invalid thumbnail in state.
     if (ytSettings.thumbnail && ytSettings.thumbnail !== 'default') {