diff --git a/src/output/output_hls.cpp b/src/output/output_hls.cpp
index 7512732b..b052ef5d 100644
--- a/src/output/output_hls.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_hls.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ namespace Mist {
       }
     }
     result << "#EXTM3U\r\n"
-        "#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:" << (longestFragment / 1000) + 1 << "\r\n"
-        "#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:" << myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags << "\r\n";
+        "#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:" << (longestFragment / 1000) + 1 << "\r\n";
+    if (myMeta.live && myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.size() > 2){
+      result << "#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:" << myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags+1 << "\r\n";
+    }else{
+      result << "#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:" << myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags << "\r\n";
+    }
     for (std::deque<DTSC::Fragment>::iterator it = myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.begin(); it != myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.end(); it++){
       if (myMeta.live && myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.size() > 2 && it == myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.begin()){
         //skip the first fragment if live and there are more than 2 fragments.