diff --git a/app/streaming/session.cpp b/app/streaming/session.cpp
index 411e2f98..3637414d 100644
--- a/app/streaming/session.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/session.cpp
@@ -1004,7 +1004,13 @@ bool Session::validateLaunch(SDL_Window* testWindow)
                                                   m_StreamConfig.width,
                                                   m_StreamConfig.height,
                                                   m_StreamConfig.fps)) {
-                    m_SupportedVideoFormats.removeFirst();
+                    if (m_Preferences->videoDecoderSelection == StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE) {
+                        m_SupportedVideoFormats.removeFirst();
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        emitLaunchWarning(tr("Using software decoding due to your selection to force YUV 4:4:4 without GPU support. This may cause poor streaming performance."));
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (!m_SupportedVideoFormats.isEmpty() &&
                     !(m_SupportedVideoFormats.front() & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_YUV444)) {