diff --git a/c_src/decoder.c b/c_src/decoder.c
index bcd48f8..a12b020 100644
--- a/c_src/decoder.c
+++ b/c_src/decoder.c
@@ -18,31 +18,19 @@ int is_planar(enum AVSampleFormat fmt) {
   }
 }
 
-int alloc_resampler(Decoder *ctx, FormatOpts output_opts) {
-  AVChannelLayout *output_layout;
+int alloc_resampler(Decoder *ctx) {
   AVCodecContext *codec_ctx;
   int errn;
 
   codec_ctx = ctx->codec_ctx;
 
-  output_layout = malloc(sizeof(AVChannelLayout));
-  av_channel_layout_copy(output_layout, &ctx->codec_ctx->ch_layout);
-  output_layout->nb_channels = output_opts.channels;
-
-  ctx->output_ch_layout = output_layout;
-
-  output_opts.sample_format =
-      av_get_packed_sample_fmt(output_opts.sample_format);
-
-  if ((errn = swr_alloc_set_opts2(
-           &(ctx->resampler_ctx), output_layout, output_opts.sample_format,
-           output_opts.sample_rate, &codec_ctx->ch_layout,
-           codec_ctx->sample_fmt, codec_ctx->sample_rate, 0, NULL)) != 0)
+  if ((errn = swr_alloc_set_opts2(&(ctx->resampler_ctx), ctx->output.ch_layout,
+                                  ctx->output.sample_format,
+                                  ctx->output.sample_rate,
+                                  &codec_ctx->ch_layout, codec_ctx->sample_fmt,
+                                  codec_ctx->sample_rate, 0, NULL)) != 0)
     return errn;
 
-  ctx->output_fmt = malloc(sizeof(FormatOpts));
-  *ctx->output_fmt = output_opts;
-
   return swr_init(ctx->resampler_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +53,16 @@ int decoder_alloc(Decoder **ctx, DecoderOpts opts) {
 
   ictx = (Decoder *)malloc(sizeof(Decoder));
   ictx->codec_ctx = codec_ctx;
-  if ((errn = alloc_resampler(ictx, opts.output_opts)) < 0)
+  ictx->output.ch_layout = malloc(sizeof(AVChannelLayout));
+  av_channel_layout_copy(ictx->output.ch_layout, &codec_ctx->ch_layout);
+  ictx->output.ch_layout->nb_channels = opts.output.nb_channels;
+  ictx->output.sample_rate = opts.output.sample_rate;
+  // Planar formats are not supported as they require a different procedure to
+  // lay down the plain bits contained in their frames.
+  ictx->output.sample_format =
+      av_get_packed_sample_fmt(opts.output.sample_format);
+
+  if ((errn = alloc_resampler(ictx)) < 0)
     return errn;
 
   *ctx = ictx;
@@ -88,9 +85,9 @@ int decoder_read_frame(Decoder *ctx, AVFrame *frame) {
     AVFrame *resampled_frame;
     resampled_frame = av_frame_alloc();
     resampled_frame->nb_samples = frame->nb_samples;
-    resampled_frame->ch_layout = *ctx->output_ch_layout;
-    resampled_frame->sample_rate = frame->sample_rate;
-    resampled_frame->format = ctx->output_fmt->sample_format;
+    resampled_frame->ch_layout = *ctx->output.ch_layout;
+    resampled_frame->sample_rate = ctx->output.sample_rate;
+    resampled_frame->format = ctx->output.sample_format;
 
     if ((errn = av_frame_get_buffer(resampled_frame, 0)) != 0)
       return errn;
@@ -110,9 +107,10 @@ int decoder_read_frame(Decoder *ctx, AVFrame *frame) {
 
 int decoder_free(Decoder **ctx) {
   avcodec_free_context(&(*ctx)->codec_ctx);
+
   if ((*ctx)->resampler_ctx) {
     swr_free(&(*ctx)->resampler_ctx);
-    free((*ctx)->output_fmt);
+    av_channel_layout_uninit((*ctx)->output.ch_layout);
   }
 
   free(*ctx);
diff --git a/c_src/decoder.h b/c_src/decoder.h
index 107574a..7c21731 100644
--- a/c_src/decoder.h
+++ b/c_src/decoder.h
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 #include "libavcodec/codec_par.h"
+#include "libavutil/channel_layout.h"
 #include "libavutil/samplefmt.h"
 #include "libswresample/swresample.h"
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 
-typedef struct {
-  int sample_rate;
-  int channels;
-  enum AVSampleFormat sample_format;
-} FormatOpts;
-
 typedef struct {
   AVCodecContext *codec_ctx;
   SwrContext *resampler_ctx;
 
-  FormatOpts *output_fmt;
-  AVChannelLayout *output_ch_layout;
+  struct {
+    int sample_rate;
+    enum AVSampleFormat sample_format;
+    AVChannelLayout *ch_layout;
+  } output;
 } Decoder;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -22,7 +20,11 @@ typedef struct {
   AVCodecParameters *params;
   AVRational timebase;
 
-  FormatOpts output_opts;
+  struct {
+    int sample_rate;
+    int nb_channels;
+    enum AVSampleFormat sample_format;
+  } output;
 } DecoderOpts;
 
 int decoder_alloc(Decoder **ctx, DecoderOpts opts);
diff --git a/c_src/libav.c b/c_src/libav.c
index c20fcd7..f1d2d30 100644
--- a/c_src/libav.c
+++ b/c_src/libav.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM enif_decoder_alloc(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
   Decoder *ctx;
   DecoderOpts *opts;
   int buf_size = 256;
+  int nb_channels;
   char *buf;
   int errn;
 
@@ -252,15 +253,15 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM enif_decoder_alloc(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
 
   // Output opts
   enif_get_map_value(env, argv[1], enif_make_atom(env, "sample_rate"), &tmp);
-  enif_get_int(env, tmp, &opts->output_opts.sample_rate);
+  enif_get_int(env, tmp, &opts->output.sample_rate);
 
   enif_get_map_value(env, argv[1], enif_make_atom(env, "channels"), &tmp);
-  enif_get_int(env, tmp, &opts->output_opts.channels);
+  enif_get_int(env, tmp, &opts->output.nb_channels);
 
   enif_get_map_value(env, argv[1], enif_make_atom(env, "sample_format"), &tmp);
   buf = malloc(buf_size);
   enif_get_string(env, tmp, buf, buf_size, ERL_NIF_LATIN1);
-  opts->output_opts.sample_format = av_get_sample_fmt(buf);
+  opts->output.sample_format = av_get_sample_fmt(buf);
 
   if ((errn = decoder_alloc(&ctx, *opts)) < 0)
     return enif_make_av_error(env, errn);
@@ -298,14 +299,13 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM enif_decoder_stream_format(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
   if (ctx->codec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) {
 
     enif_make_map_put(env, map, enif_make_atom(env, "channels"),
-                      enif_make_int(env, ctx->codec_ctx->ch_layout.nb_channels),
+                      enif_make_int(env, ctx->output.ch_layout->nb_channels),
                       &map);
     enif_make_map_put(env, map, enif_make_atom(env, "sample_rate"),
-                      enif_make_int(env, ctx->codec_ctx->sample_rate), &map);
+                      enif_make_int(env, ctx->output.sample_rate), &map);
     enif_make_map_put(
         env, map, enif_make_atom(env, "sample_format"),
-        enif_make_string(env,
-                         av_get_sample_fmt_name(ctx->output_fmt->sample_format),
+        enif_make_string(env, av_get_sample_fmt_name(ctx->output.sample_format),
                          ERL_NIF_UTF8),
         &map);
   }
diff --git a/test/avx/decoder_test.exs b/test/avx/decoder_test.exs
index c441fda..79d9974 100644
--- a/test/avx/decoder_test.exs
+++ b/test/avx/decoder_test.exs
@@ -34,6 +34,28 @@ defmodule AVx.DecoderTest do
     end
   end
 
+  test "decodes into a different format" do
+    {:ok, demuxer} = Demuxer.new_from_file(List.first(@inputs))
+    [aac] = Demuxer.read_streams(demuxer)
+    packets = Demuxer.consume_packets(demuxer, [aac.stream_index])
+
+    output_format = %{
+      sample_rate: 128_000,
+      channels: 1,
+      sample_format: "s16"
+    }
+
+    {:ok, decoder} = Decoder.new(aac, output_format)
+    assert ^output_format = Decoder.stream_format(decoder)
+
+    frame_count =
+      packets
+      |> Decoder.decode_frames(decoder)
+      |> Enum.count()
+
+    assert frame_count == 564
+  end
+
   defp assert_frames(packets, decoder, expected_frames, ext) do
     count =
       packets