diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java
index e193720e..a1ed85ff 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java
@@ -255,9 +255,21 @@ public class NextGenLocalRecorder implements Recorder {
     }
 
     private boolean deleteIfTooShort(Recording rec) throws IOException, ParseException, PlaylistException {
+        // if the size is 0, we don't need to go ahead and check the length
+        rec.refresh();
+        long sizeInByte = rec.getSizeInByte();
+        if (sizeInByte == 0) {
+            recordingManager.delete(rec);
+            return true;
+        }
+
         Duration minimumLengthInSeconds = Duration.ofSeconds(Config.getInstance().getSettings().minimumLengthInSeconds);
+        if (minimumLengthInSeconds.getSeconds() <= 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         Duration recordingLength = rec.getLength();
-        if (recordingLength.compareTo(minimumLengthInSeconds) < 0 || recordingLength.isZero()) {
+        if (recordingLength.compareTo(minimumLengthInSeconds) < 0) {
             recordingManager.delete(rec);
             return true;
         }