diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/RecordingPreconditions.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/RecordingPreconditions.java
index 3a82a1f5..bffbed64 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/RecordingPreconditions.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/RecordingPreconditions.java
@@ -175,22 +175,27 @@ public class RecordingPreconditions {
             return;
         }
 
-        for (String modelUrl : modelGroup.get().getModelUrls()) {
-            if (modelUrl.equals(model.getUrl())) {
+        for (var groupModel : modelGroup.get().getModelUrls().stream()
+                                    .map(modelUrl -> getModelForUrl(modelUrl))
+                                    .filter(x -> x.isPresent())
+                                    .map(x -> x.get())
+                                    .sorted((l, r) -> Integer.compare(r.getPriority(), l.getPriority())) // high to low
+                                    .toList()) {
+            if (model.getUrl().equals(groupModel.getUrl())) {
                 // no other model with higher prio is online, start recording
                 // but before that stop all recordings of models with lower prio
                 stopModelsWithLowerPrio(modelGroup.get());
                 return;
             } else {
-                Optional<Model> otherModel = getModelForUrl(modelUrl);
+                Optional<Model> otherModel = getModelForUrl(groupModel.getUrl());
                 if (otherModel.isPresent()) {
-                    if (otherModelIsRecorded(otherModel.get())) {
+                    if (!otherModel.get().isSuspended() && otherModelIsRecorded(otherModel.get())) {
                         throw new PreconditionNotMetException(otherModel.get() + " from the same group is already recorded");
                     } else if (otherModelCanBeRecorded(otherModel.get())) {
                         throw new PreconditionNotMetException(otherModel.get() + " from the same group can be recorded");
                     }
                 } else {
-                    LOG.warn("Couldn't check if model from same group has higer prio for {}", modelUrl);
+                    LOG.warn("Couldn't check if model from same group has higer prio for {}", groupModel.getUrl());
                 }
             }
         }