diff --git a/src/pkg/parser/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go b/src/pkg/parser/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
index d1be074f..7147ba83 100644
--- a/src/pkg/parser/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
+++ b/src/pkg/parser/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -187,11 +188,19 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseLiveStream(ctx context.Context, url *url.URL, live live.Li
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Parser) Stop() error {
+func (p *Parser) Stop() (err error) {
 	p.closeOnce.Do(func() {
 		if p.cmd.ProcessState == nil {
-			p.cmdStdIn.Write([]byte("q"))
+			if p.cmdStdIn != nil && p.cmd.Process != nil {
+				if _, err = p.cmdStdIn.Write([]byte("q")); err != nil {
+					err = fmt.Errorf("error sending stop command to ffmpeg: %v", err)
+				}
+			} else if p.cmdStdIn == nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("p.cmdStdIn == nil")
+			} else if p.cmd.Process == nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("p.cmd.Process == nil")
+			}
 		}
 	})
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/src/recorders/recorder.go b/src/recorders/recorder.go
index 0198578f..d7910a92 100644
--- a/src/recorders/recorder.go
+++ b/src/recorders/recorder.go
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ func (r *recorder) setAndCloseParser(p parser.Parser) {
 	r.parserLock.Lock()
 	defer r.parserLock.Unlock()
 	if r.parser != nil {
-		r.parser.Stop()
+		if err := r.parser.Stop(); err != nil {
+			r.getLogger().WithError(err).Warn("failed to end recorder")
+		}
 	}
 	r.parser = p
 }
@@ -279,7 +281,9 @@ func (r *recorder) Close() {
 	}
 	close(r.stop)
 	if p := r.getParser(); p != nil {
-		p.Stop()
+		if err := p.Stop(); err != nil {
+			r.getLogger().WithError(err).Warn("failed to end recorder")
+		}
 	}
 	r.getLogger().Info("Record End")
 	r.ed.DispatchEvent(events.NewEvent(RecorderStop, r.Live))