diff --git a/src/structures/ShoukakuEvents.js b/src/structures/ShoukakuEvents.js
index ae98612..c50a57d 100644
--- a/src/structures/ShoukakuEvents.js
+++ b/src/structures/ShoukakuEvents.js
@@ -212,19 +212,22 @@ class MusicPlayer {
         if (!node) throw new Error('No available Lavalink nodes!');
 
         try {
-            // Determine search type
-            let searchOptions = {};
+            // Determine search type and prepare the identifier string
+            let identifier;
             if (query.startsWith('http')) {
                 // Direct URL
-                searchOptions = { query };
+                identifier = query;
             } else {
-                // Search with prefix
-                searchOptions = { query: `ytsearch:${query}` };
+                // Search with prefix (Lavalink handles ytsearch/ytmsearch automatically with the plugin)
+                // identifier = `ytsearch:${query}`; // Prefix might not be needed with the plugin, let Lavalink decide
+                identifier = query; // Pass the raw query for non-URLs
             }
 
-            // Perform the search
-            const result = await node.rest.resolve(searchOptions);
+            // Perform the search using the identifier string
+            const result = await node.rest.resolve(identifier);
             if (!result || result.loadType === 'error' || result.loadType === 'empty') {
+                // Log the identifier for debugging if search fails
+                logger.debug(`Search failed for identifier: ${identifier}`); 
                 throw new Error(result?.exception?.message || 'No results found');
             }
 
@@ -278,4 +281,4 @@ module.exports = {
         return musicPlayer;
     },
     musicPlayer
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};