diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/_utils.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/_utils.py
index e7502aaa8c..9ebf195078 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/_utils.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/_utils.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def strip_chapters_inplace(video_path: str) -> None:
             ],
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
+            timeout=300,
         )
         if result.returncode != 0:
             logger.warning(
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/download.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/download.py
index 3513b3bbe3..4046d5df42 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/download.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/download.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class VideoDownloadBlock(Block):
             categories={BlockCategory.MULTIMEDIA},
             input_schema=self.Input,
             output_schema=self.Output,
+            disabled=True,  # Disable until we can sandbox yt-dlp and handle security implications
             test_input={
                 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
                 "quality": "480p",
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/text_overlay.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/text_overlay.py
index 7c0673668b..cb7cfe0420 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/text_overlay.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/video/text_overlay.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class VideoTextOverlayBlock(Block):
             categories={BlockCategory.MULTIMEDIA},
             input_schema=self.Input,
             output_schema=self.Output,
+            disabled=True,  # Disable until we can lockdown imagemagick security policy
             test_input={"video_in": "/tmp/test.mp4", "text": "Hello World"},
             test_output=[("video_out", str)],
             test_mock={