diff --git a/src/controller/controller_streams.cpp b/src/controller/controller_streams.cpp
index bfc37559..906b4295 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_streams.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_streams.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ namespace Controller {
           if ((URL.substr(URL.size() - 5) != ".dtsc") && (stat((URL+".dtsh").c_str(), &fileinfo) != 0)){
             Util::Stream::getVod(URL, name);
           }
+          //wait for the stream
+          {
+            IPC::sharedPage streamIndex;
+            streamIndex.init(name, 8 * 1024 * 1024);
+          }
           //now, run mistinfo on the source - or on the accompanying dtsh file, if it exists
           if (stat((URL+".dtsh").c_str(), &fileinfo) == 0){
             URL += ".dtsh";