diff --git a/src/input/input_tssrt.cpp b/src/input/input_tssrt.cpp
index f0bb48dc..4a7adcef 100644
--- a/src/input/input_tssrt.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input_tssrt.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     }
 
     tsStream.initializeMetadata(meta);
-    size_t thisIdx = M.trackIDToIndex(thisPacket.getTrackId(), getpid());
+    thisIdx = M.trackIDToIndex(thisPacket.getTrackId(), getpid());
     if (thisIdx == INVALID_TRACK_ID){getNext(idx);}
 
     uint64_t adjustTime = thisPacket.getTime() + timeStampOffset;
@@ -219,13 +219,7 @@ namespace Mist{
 
   bool inputTSSRT::openStreamSource(){return true;}
 
-  void inputTSSRT::parseStreamHeader(){
-    // Placeholder empty track to force normal code to continue despite no tracks available
-    tmpIdx = meta.addTrack(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  }
-
   void inputTSSRT::streamMainLoop(){
-    meta.removeTrack(tmpIdx);
     // If we do not have a srtConn here, we are the main thread and should start accepting pushes.
     if (srtConn.getSocket() == -1){
       cfgPointer = config;
diff --git a/src/input/input_tssrt.h b/src/input/input_tssrt.h
index c532c041..40fa05c1 100644
--- a/src/input/input_tssrt.h
+++ b/src/input/input_tssrt.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ namespace Mist{
     virtual bool needHeader(){return false;}
     virtual bool isSingular(){return singularFlag;}
     virtual bool isThread(){return !singularFlag;}
+    virtual bool publishesTracks(){return false;}
 
     bool openStreamSource();
-    void parseStreamHeader();
     void streamMainLoop();
     TS::Stream tsStream; ///< Used for parsing the incoming ts stream
     TS::Packet tsBuf;
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ namespace Mist{
 
     Socket::SRTConnection srtConn;
     bool singularFlag;
-    size_t tmpIdx;
     virtual void connStats(Comms::Statistics &statComm);
   };
 }// namespace Mist