diff --git a/lyrics_transcriber/transcriber.py b/lyrics_transcriber/transcriber.py
index 9159241..5ea5485 100644
--- a/lyrics_transcriber/transcriber.py
+++ b/lyrics_transcriber/transcriber.py
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ def __init__(
         if self.audio_filepath is None:
             raise Exception("audio_filepath must be specified as the input source to transcribe")
 
-        if not self.song_known:
-            raise Exception("cannot correct song lyrics without artist and title to fetch lyrics")
-
         self.create_folders()
 
     def generate(self):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b28e49..d330c25 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "lyrics-transcriber"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 description = "Automatically create synchronised lyrics files in ASS and MidiCo LRC formats with word-level timestamps, using Whisper and lyrics from Genius and Spotify"
 authors = ["Andrew Beveridge <andrew@beveridge.uk>"]
 license = "MIT"