diff --git a/src/output/output_httpts.cpp b/src/output/output_httpts.cpp
index 41a5dc37..7d710db4 100644
--- a/src/output/output_httpts.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_httpts.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ namespace Mist{
     sendRepeatingHeaders = 500; // PAT/PMT every 500ms (DVB spec)
     HTTP::URL target(config->getString("target"));
     if (target.protocol == "srt"){
-      std::string tgt = config->getString("target");
-      HTTP::URL srtUrl(tgt);
-      config->getOption("target", true).append("ts-exec:srt-live-transmit file://con " + srtUrl.getUrl());
-      INFO_MSG("Rewriting SRT target '%s' to '%s'", tgt.c_str(), config->getString("target").c_str());
-    } else if (config->getString("target").substr(0, 8) == "ts-exec:"){
+      std::string newTarget = "ts-exec:srt-live-transmit file://con " + target.getUrl();
+      INFO_MSG("Rewriting SRT target '%s' to '%s'", config->getString("target").c_str(), newTarget.c_str());
+      config->getOption("target", true).append(newTarget);
+    }
+    if (config->getString("target").substr(0, 8) == "ts-exec:"){
       std::string input = config->getString("target").substr(8);
       char *args[128];
       uint8_t argCnt = 0;
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ namespace Mist{
     wantRequest = false;
   }
 
-  void OutHTTPTS::sendHeader(){
-    TSOutput::sendHeader();
-  }
-
   void OutHTTPTS::sendTS(const char *tsData, size_t len){
     if (isRecording()){
       myConn.SendNow(tsData, len);
diff --git a/src/output/output_httpts.h b/src/output/output_httpts.h
index e13ae488..1c888d15 100644
--- a/src/output/output_httpts.h
+++ b/src/output/output_httpts.h
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ namespace Mist{
     bool isRecording();
     bool isFileTarget(){
       HTTP::URL target(config->getString("target"));
-      if (isRecording() && (config->getString("target").substr(0, 8) != "ts-exec:")){return true;}
+      if (isRecording() && target.protocol != "srt" && (config->getString("target").substr(0, 8) != "ts-exec:")){return true;}
       return false;
     }
     virtual bool inlineRestartCapable() const{return true;}
-    void sendHeader();
   };
 }// namespace Mist