diff --git a/src/core/afv/audio/input.cpp b/src/core/afv/audio/input.cpp
index a0c1d67e5..7d0bb5e96 100644
--- a/src/core/afv/audio/input.cpp
+++ b/src/core/afv/audio/input.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,21 @@ namespace swift::core::afv::audio
         inputFormat.setSampleFormat(QAudioFormat::Int16);
 
         QAudioDevice selectedDevice = getLowestLatencyDevice(inputDevice, inputFormat);
+        
+        if (selectedDevice.isNull())
+        {
+            CLogMessage(this).error(u"No suitable audio input device found for '%1'. Required format: %2")
+                << inputDevice.getName() << toQString(inputFormat);
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        if (!selectedDevice.isFormatSupported(inputFormat))
+        {
+            CLogMessage(this).error(u"Selected device '%1' does not support required format: %2")
+                << selectedDevice.description() << toQString(inputFormat);
+            return;
+        }
+        
         m_inputFormat = inputFormat;
         m_audioInput.reset(new QAudioSource(selectedDevice, m_inputFormat));
         if (!m_audioInputBuffer) { m_audioInputBuffer = new CAudioInputBuffer(this); }
diff --git a/src/sound/audioutilities.cpp b/src/sound/audioutilities.cpp
index 7886ca70f..1c572c947 100644
--- a/src/sound/audioutilities.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/audioutilities.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,50 @@ namespace swift::sound
         {
             const QAudioDevice defDevice =
                 device.isInputDevice() ? QMediaDevices::defaultAudioInput() : QMediaDevices::defaultAudioOutput();
-            Q_ASSERT_X(defDevice.isFormatSupported(format), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Device does not support format");
+            
+            if (defDevice.isNull())
+            {
+                // No default device available
+                return {};
+            }
+            
+            if (!defDevice.isFormatSupported(format))
+            {
+                // Try to find a supported format
+                QAudioFormat adjustedFormat = defDevice.preferredFormat();
+                
+                // Try to keep as many original settings as possible
+                adjustedFormat.setSampleRate(format.sampleRate());
+                adjustedFormat.setChannelCount(format.channelCount());
+                adjustedFormat.setSampleFormat(format.sampleFormat());
+                
+                if (defDevice.isFormatSupported(adjustedFormat))
+                {
+                    format = adjustedFormat;
+                    return defDevice;
+                }
+                
+                // Fallback: Try with preferred format's sample rate but keep other settings
+                adjustedFormat = defDevice.preferredFormat();
+                adjustedFormat.setChannelCount(format.channelCount());
+                adjustedFormat.setSampleFormat(format.sampleFormat());
+                
+                if (defDevice.isFormatSupported(adjustedFormat))
+                {
+                    format = adjustedFormat;
+                    return defDevice;
+                }
+                
+                // Last resort: Use the device's preferred format entirely
+                if (defDevice.isFormatSupported(defDevice.preferredFormat()))
+                {
+                    format = defDevice.preferredFormat();
+                    return defDevice;
+                }
+                
+                // Device doesn't support any reasonable format
+                return {};
+            }
             return defDevice;
         }