diff --git a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp
index d5360390d..81c2a510a 100644
--- a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ bool FFmpegEncoder::InitializeStream(AVMediaType type, AVStream** stream_ptr, AV
   }
 
   if (encoder->type != type) {
-    SetError(tr("Retrieved unexpected codec type %1 for codec %2").arg(QString::number(encoder->type), codec));
+    SetError(tr("Retrieved unexpected codec type %1 for codec %2").arg(QString::number(encoder->type), QString::number(codec)));
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/dialog/export/export.cpp b/app/dialog/export/export.cpp
index d98935e01..5bdeeaec9 100644
--- a/app/dialog/export/export.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/export/export.cpp
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ void ExportDialog::SetDefaults()
   audio_tab_->sample_format_combobox()->SetAttemptToRestoreFormat(false);
   audio_tab_->channel_layout_combobox()->SetChannelLayout(ap.channel_layout());
   subtitles_enabled_->setChecked(SequenceHasSubtitles());
+  subtitle_tab_->SetSidecarFormat(ExportFormat::kFormatSRT);
 }
 
 EncodingParams ExportDialog::GenerateParams() const
diff --git a/app/dialog/export/exportsubtitlestab.cpp b/app/dialog/export/exportsubtitlestab.cpp
index 330942810..5817e9958 100644
--- a/app/dialog/export/exportsubtitlestab.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/export/exportsubtitlestab.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ExportSubtitlesTab::ExportSubtitlesTab(QWidget *parent) :
   layout->addWidget(sidecar_format_label_, row, 0);
 
   sidecar_format_combobox_ = new ExportFormatComboBox(ExportFormatComboBox::kShowSubtitlesOnly);
-  sidecar_format_combobox_->setVisible(false);
+  sidecar_format_combobox_->setVisible(true);
   layout->addWidget(sidecar_format_combobox_, row, 1);
 
   row++;
@@ -42,10 +42,20 @@ ExportSubtitlesTab::ExportSubtitlesTab(QWidget *parent) :
 
 int ExportSubtitlesTab::SetFormat(ExportFormat::Format format)
 {
+  auto vcodecs = ExportFormat::GetVideoCodecs(format);
+  auto acodecs = ExportFormat::GetAudioCodecs(format);
+
   auto scodecs = ExportFormat::GetSubtitleCodecs(format);
 
-  sidecar_checkbox_->setChecked(scodecs.empty());
-  sidecar_checkbox_->setEnabled(!scodecs.empty());
+  if (!scodecs.empty() && vcodecs.empty() && acodecs.empty()) {
+    // If format supports ONLY scodecs, default this to off and disable it
+    sidecar_checkbox_->setChecked(false);
+    sidecar_checkbox_->setEnabled(false);
+  } else {
+    // If format does not support scodecs, default this to checked and disable it
+    sidecar_checkbox_->setChecked(scodecs.empty());
+    sidecar_checkbox_->setEnabled(!scodecs.empty());
+  }
 
   scodecs = ExportFormat::GetSubtitleCodecs(sidecar_format_combobox_->GetFormat());