diff --git a/src/api/api_dvr.c b/src/api/api_dvr.c
index 8d8185b0..ac01c51d 100644
--- a/src/api/api_dvr.c
+++ b/src/api/api_dvr.c
@@ -22,33 +22,6 @@
 #include "epg.h"
 #include "api.h"
 
-static const char *
-api_dvr_config_name( access_t *perm, const char *config_uuid )
-{
-  dvr_config_t *cfg = NULL;
-  htsmsg_field_t *f;
-  const char *uuid;
-
-  lock_assert(&global_lock);
-
-  if (perm->aa_dvrcfgs == NULL)
-    return config_uuid; /* no change */
-
-  config_uuid = config_uuid ?: "";
-  HTSMSG_FOREACH(f, perm->aa_dvrcfgs) {
-    uuid = htsmsg_field_get_str(f) ?: "";
-    if (strcmp(uuid, config_uuid) == 0)
-      return config_uuid;
-    if (!cfg)
-      cfg = dvr_config_find_by_uuid(uuid);
-  }
-
-  if (!cfg && perm->aa_username)
-    tvhlog(LOG_INFO, "dvr", "User '%s' has no valid dvr config in ACL, using default...", perm->aa_username);
-
-  return cfg ? idnode_uuid_as_str(&cfg->dvr_id) : NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  *
  */
@@ -156,26 +129,31 @@ api_dvr_entry_create
   ( access_t *perm, void *opaque, const char *op, htsmsg_t *args, htsmsg_t **resp )
 {
   dvr_entry_t *de;
+  dvr_config_t *cfg;
   htsmsg_t *conf;
-  const char *s1, *s2;
+  const char *s1;
+  int res = EPERM;
 
   if (!(conf = htsmsg_get_map(args, "conf")))
     return EINVAL;
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&global_lock);
   s1 = htsmsg_get_str(conf, "config_name");
-  s2 = api_dvr_config_name(perm, s1);
-  if (strcmp(s1 ?: "", s2 ?: ""))
-    htsmsg_set_str(conf, "config_name", s2 ?: "");
+  cfg = dvr_config_find_by_list(perm->aa_dvrcfgs, s1);
+  if (cfg) {
+    htsmsg_set_str(conf, "config_name", idnode_uuid_as_str(&cfg->dvr_id));
 
-  if (perm->aa_representative)
-    htsmsg_set_str(conf, "creator", perm->aa_representative);
+    if (perm->aa_representative)
+       htsmsg_set_str(conf, "creator", perm->aa_representative);
 
-  if ((de = dvr_entry_create(NULL, conf)))
-    dvr_entry_save(de);
+    if ((de = dvr_entry_create(NULL, conf)))
+      dvr_entry_save(de);
+
+    res = 0;
+  }
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&global_lock);
 
-  return 0;
+  return res;
 }
 
 static htsmsg_t *
@@ -224,11 +202,14 @@ api_dvr_entry_create_by_event
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&global_lock);
     if ((e = epg_broadcast_find_by_id(strtoll(s, NULL, 10)))) {
-      de = dvr_entry_create_by_event(api_dvr_config_name(perm, config_uuid),
-                                     e, 0, 0, perm->aa_representative,
-                                     NULL, DVR_PRIO_NORMAL, 0);
-      if (de)
-        dvr_entry_save(de);
+      dvr_config_t *cfg = dvr_config_find_by_list(perm->aa_dvrcfgs, config_uuid);
+      if (cfg) {
+        de = dvr_entry_create_by_event(idnode_uuid_as_str(&cfg->dvr_id),
+                                       e, 0, 0, perm->aa_representative,
+                                       NULL, DVR_PRIO_NORMAL, 0);
+        if (de)
+          dvr_entry_save(de);
+      }
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&global_lock);
     count++;
@@ -313,12 +294,15 @@ api_dvr_autorec_create_by_series
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&global_lock);
     if ((e = epg_broadcast_find_by_id(strtoll(s, NULL, 10)))) {
-      dae = dvr_autorec_add_series_link(api_dvr_config_name(perm, config_uuid),
-                                        e, perm->aa_representative,
-                                        "Created from EPG query");
-      if (dae) {
-        dvr_autorec_save(dae);
-        dvr_autorec_changed(dae, 1);
+      dvr_config_t *cfg = dvr_config_find_by_list(perm->aa_dvrcfgs, config_uuid);
+      if (cfg) {
+        dae = dvr_autorec_add_series_link(idnode_uuid_as_str(&cfg->dvr_id),
+                                          e, perm->aa_representative,
+                                          "Created from EPG query");
+        if (dae) {
+          dvr_autorec_save(dae);
+          dvr_autorec_changed(dae, 1);
+        }
       }
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&global_lock);
diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr.h b/src/dvr/dvr.h
index 2a3e23ec..a525db11 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr.h
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr.h
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ dvr_config_t *dvr_config_find_by_name(const char *name);
 
 dvr_config_t *dvr_config_find_by_name_default(const char *name);
 
+dvr_config_t *dvr_config_find_by_list(htsmsg_t *list, const char *name);
+
 dvr_config_t *dvr_config_create(const char *name, const char *uuid, htsmsg_t *conf);
 
 static inline dvr_config_t *dvr_config_find_by_uuid(const char *uuid)
diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_config.c b/src/dvr/dvr_config.c
index f5ceeaef..11e5f801 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_config.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_config.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dvr_config_find_by_name(const char *name)
     name = "";
 
   LIST_FOREACH(cfg, &dvrconfigs, config_link)
-    if (!strcmp(name, cfg->dvr_config_name))
+    if (cfg->dvr_enabled && !strcmp(name, cfg->dvr_config_name))
       return cfg;
 
   return NULL;
@@ -93,6 +93,37 @@ dvr_config_find_by_name_default(const char *name)
   return cfg;
 }
 
+/*
+ * find a dvr config by name using a filter list,
+ * return the first config from list if name is not valid
+ * return the default config if not found
+ */
+dvr_config_t *
+dvr_config_find_by_list(htsmsg_t *uuids, const char *name)
+{
+  dvr_config_t *cfg, *res = NULL;
+  htsmsg_field_t *f;
+  const char *uuid, *uuid2;
+
+  cfg  = dvr_config_find_by_name(name);
+  uuid = idnode_uuid_as_str(&cfg->dvr_id);
+  if (uuids) {
+    HTSMSG_FOREACH(f, uuids) {
+      uuid2 = htsmsg_field_get_str(f) ?: "";
+      if (strcmp(uuid, uuid2) == 0)
+        return cfg;
+      if (!res) {
+        res = dvr_config_find_by_uuid(uuid2);
+        if (!res->dvr_enabled)
+          res = NULL;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (!res)
+    res = dvr_config_find_by_name_default(NULL);
+  return res;
+}
+
 /**
  *
  */
diff --git a/src/profile.c b/src/profile.c
index 89cd9768..65b25555 100644
--- a/src/profile.c
+++ b/src/profile.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ profile_find_by_list(htsmsg_t *uuids, const char *name, const char *alt)
     HTSMSG_FOREACH(f, uuids) {
       uuid2 = htsmsg_field_get_str(f) ?: "";
       if (strcmp(uuid, uuid2) == 0)
-        return res;
+        return pro;
       if (!res) {
         res = profile_find_by_uuid(uuid2);
         if (!res->pro_enabled)