diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 1fbd3cb3e5..e534d8c675 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 try
                 {
                     // HDHR doesn't seem to release the tuner right away after first probing with ffmpeg
-                    await Task.Delay(3000, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    //await Task.Delay(3000, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     var duration = recordingEndDate - DateTime.UtcNow;
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
index ac5cda95ea..8b7bd897b9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EncodedRecorder.cs
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             // MUST read both stdout and stderr asynchronously or a deadlock may occurr
             process.BeginOutputReadLine();
 
+            onStarted();
+
             // Important - don't await the log task or we won't be able to kill ffmpeg when the user stops playback
             StartStreamingLog(process.StandardError.BaseStream, _logFileStream);
 
-            onStarted();
-
             // Wait for the file to exist before proceeeding
             while (!_hasExited)
             {