diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/dash/DashDownload.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/dash/DashDownload.java
index 54f0c770..46c14cbd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/dash/DashDownload.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/dash/DashDownload.java
@@ -137,21 +137,29 @@ public class DashDownload implements Download {
             String initialization = segmentTemplate.getInitializationAttribute();
             initialization = initialization.replaceAll("\\$RepresentationID\\$", representation.getId());
             URL initUrl = new URL(new URL(mpd.getLocation().get(0)), initialization);
-            download(downloadDir.toFile().getCanonicalPath(), initUrl, isVideo);
-            if (isVideo) {
-                LOG.debug("Video init chunk loaded");
-                videoInitLoaded = true;
-            } else {
-                LOG.debug("Audio init chunk loaded");
-                audioInitLoaded = true;
-            }
+            File file = download(downloadDir.toFile().getCanonicalPath(), initUrl, isVideo);
+            setInitState(isVideo, file);
             return 1;
         } else {
             return 0;
         }
     }
 
-    private void download(String dir, URL url, boolean isVideo) throws IOException {
+    private void setInitState(boolean isVideo, File file) {
+        if (isVideo) {
+            if (file.exists() && file.length() > 0) {
+                LOG.debug("Video init chunk loaded");
+                videoInitLoaded = true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (file.exists() && file.length() > 0) {
+                LOG.debug("Audio init chunk loaded");
+                audioInitLoaded = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private File download(String dir, URL url, boolean isVideo) throws IOException {
         // @formatter:off
         Request request = new Request.Builder()
                 .url(url)
@@ -189,6 +197,7 @@ public class DashDownload implements Download {
                 }
                 tries++;
             }
+            return segmentFile;
         }
     }