diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamPixelFormat.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamPixelFormat.java
index fe72cf65..dd6bf68f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamPixelFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamPixelFormat.java
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ public enum WebcamPixelFormat {
     //Only V4L2 formats defined in linux/videodev2.h are required here, declared in order of priority for supported formats
     PIX_FMT_RGB24("RGB3", true),
     PIX_FMT_YUYV("YUYV", true),
-    PIX_FMT_MJPG("MJPG", true),
-    PIX_FMT_NV12("NV12", false);
+    PIX_FMT_MJPG("MJPG", true);
 
     private final String name;
     private final boolean supported;
@@ -25,6 +24,14 @@ public enum WebcamPixelFormat {
         return supported;
     }
 
+    public int getFourCC() {
+        char a = name.charAt(0);
+        char b = name.charAt(1);
+        char c = name.charAt(2);
+        char d = name.charAt(3);
+        return ((int) a) | ((int) b << 8) | ((int) c << 16) | ((int) d << 24);
+    }
+
     public String toString() {
         return name;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamService.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamService.java
index 6e076a5f..39760e08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/WebcamService.java
@@ -182,8 +182,13 @@ public class WebcamService extends ScheduledService<Image> {
                             }
                         }
 
+                        //On Linux, formats not defined in WebcamPixelFormat are unsupported so ask for RGB3
+                        if(OsType.getCurrent() == OsType.UNIX && WebcamPixelFormat.fromFourCC(format.getFormatInfo().fourcc) == null) {
+                            format.getFormatInfo().fourcc = WebcamPixelFormat.PIX_FMT_RGB24.getFourCC();
+                        }
+
                         if(log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                            log.debug("Opening capture stream  on " + device + " with format " + format.getFormatInfo().width + "x" + format.getFormatInfo().height + " (" + WebcamPixelFormat.fourCCToString(format.getFormatInfo().fourcc) + ")");
+                            log.debug("Opening capture stream on " + device + " with format " + format.getFormatInfo().width + "x" + format.getFormatInfo().height + " (" + WebcamPixelFormat.fourCCToString(format.getFormatInfo().fourcc) + ")");
                         }
 
                         opening.set(true);