diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
index 98249f5ac9..54443d9ca3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
                     _logger.Info("Copying recording stream to file {0}", targetFile);
 
-                    if (!mediaSource.RunTimeTicks.HasValue)
+                    if (mediaSource.RunTimeTicks.HasValue)
                     {
+                        // The media source already has a fixed duration
+                        // But add another stop 1 minute later just in case the recording gets stuck for any reason
+                        var durationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(duration.Add(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1)));
+                        cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, durationToken.Token).Token;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // The media source if infinite so we need to handle stopping ourselves
                         var durationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(duration);
                         cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, durationToken.Token).Token;
                     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
index fa4f821364..d589b2bc38 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
         public async Task Record(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource, string targetFile, TimeSpan duration, Action onStarted, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
+            if (mediaSource.RunTimeTicks.HasValue)
+            {
+                // The media source already has a fixed duration
+                // But add another stop 1 minute later just in case the recording gets stuck for any reason
+                var durationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(duration.Add(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1)));
+                cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, durationToken.Token).Token;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // The media source if infinite so we need to handle stopping ourselves
+                var durationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(duration);
+                cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, durationToken.Token).Token;
+            }
+
             _targetPath = targetFile;
             _fileSystem.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(targetFile));