diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java
index ee5a3c43..779ad885 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/NextGenLocalRecorder.java
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ public class NextGenLocalRecorder implements Recorder {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                setRecordingStatus(recording, State.FINISHED);
-                recordingManager.saveRecording(recording);
+                if (recording.getStatus() != State.DELETED) {
+                    setRecordingStatus(recording, State.FINISHED);
+                    recordingManager.saveRecording(recording);
+                }
                 LOG.info("Post-processing finished for {}", recording.getModel().getName());
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 if (e instanceof InterruptedException) { // NOSONAR