diff --git a/src/dvb/dvb_fe.c b/src/dvb/dvb_fe.c
index cabc1ad..05782c7 100644
--- a/src/dvb/dvb_fe.c
+++ b/src/dvb/dvb_fe.c
@@ -412,9 +412,6 @@ dvb_fe_tune_s2(th_dvb_mux_instance_t *tdmi, dvb_mux_conf_t *dmc)
   /* do tuning now */
   r = ioctl(tda->tda_fe_fd, FE_SET_PROPERTY, &_dvbs_cmdseq);

-  /* start thread */
-  dvb_adapter_dvr_start(tda);
-
   if(0)
     check_frontend (tda->tda_fe_fd, 0, 1);
   return r;
@@ -509,6 +506,9 @@ dvb_fe_tune(th_dvb_mux_instance_t *tdmi, const char *reason)
     tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "dvb", "\"%s\" tuning to \"%s\" (%s)", tda->tda_rootpath, buf, reason);
     r = ioctl(tda->tda_fe_fd, FE_SET_FRONTEND, p);
   }
+
+  /* start thread */
+  dvb_adapter_dvr_start(tda);

   if(r != 0) {
     tvhlog(LOG_ERR, "dvb", "\"%s\" tuning to \"%s\""