diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c b/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c
index 71631b65..ab893fbd 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_rec.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ dvr_rec_start(dvr_entry_t *de, const streaming_start_t *ss)
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if(cfg->dvr_tag_files && de->de_bcast) {
+  if(cfg->dvr_tag_files) {
     if(muxer_write_meta(muxer, de->de_bcast, de->de_comment)) {
       dvr_rec_fatal_error(de, "Unable to write meta data");
       return -1;