diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java
index dfd501ec..d03b1b63 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ public class LocalRecorder implements Recorder {
         try {
             LOG.debug("Determining video length for {}", download.getTarget());
             File target = download.getTarget();
-            if(!target.exists()) {
+            if(!target.exists() || target.length() == 0) {
                 return true;
             }