diff --git a/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp b/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp
index bbc308bd..5c8ffa3c 100644
--- a/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp
@@ -863,11 +863,11 @@ namespace Mist {
       //if header needed
       if (!partListLength || partListSent >= partListLength) {
         DTSC::Track & mainTrk = myMeta.tracks[vidTrack];
-        // The extra 600ms here is for the metadata sync delay.
+        // The extra 2000ms here is for the metadata sync delay.
         // It can be removed once we get rid of that.
-        // (sync delay = ~1s, minimum lookAhead is 420ms -> ~600ms extra needed)
+        // (sync delay = ~1s, minimum lookAhead is 420ms -> ~600ms extra needed, we use 2000ms to be safe)
         if (myMeta.sourceURI.find("http://") == std::string::npos || myMeta.sourceURI.find(".m3u") == std::string::npos){
-          if (fragSeqNum > 10 && thisPacket.getTime() + needsLookAhead + 600 < mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() && mainTrk.lastms - mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() > needsLookAhead){
+          if (fragSeqNum > 10 && thisPacket.getTime() + needsLookAhead + 2000 < mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() && mainTrk.lastms - mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() > needsLookAhead){
             INFO_MSG("Skipping forward %llums (%llu ms LA)", mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() - thisPacket.getTime(), needsLookAhead);
             seek(mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime());
             return;
diff --git a/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp b/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp
index 3be81d8d..a13e9fa7 100644
--- a/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ namespace Mist {
       lastTimeSync = timestamp;
       updateMeta();
       DTSC::Track & mainTrk = myMeta.tracks[getMainSelectedTrack()];
-      // The extra 1000ms here is for the metadata sync delay.
+      // The extra 2000ms here is for the metadata sync delay.
       // It can be removed once we get rid of that.
-      if (timestamp + 1000 + needsLookAhead < mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() && mainTrk.lastms - mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() > needsLookAhead){
+      if (timestamp + 2000 + needsLookAhead < mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() && mainTrk.lastms - mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() > needsLookAhead){
         INFO_MSG("Skipping forward %llums (%llu ms LA)", mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime() - thisPacket.getTime(), needsLookAhead);
         seek(mainTrk.keys.rbegin()->getTime());
         return;