diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 2aab970e3..2f77d4b68 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ int media_packet_encrypt(rewrite_func encrypt_func, struct packet_stream *out, s
 
 	for (__auto_type l = mp->packets_out.head; l; l = l->next) {
 		struct codec_packet *p = l->data;
-		if (mp->call->recording && rtpe_config.rec_egress) {
+		if (mp->call->recording && rtpe_config.rec_egress && CALL_ISSET(mp->call, RECORDING_ON)) {
 			p->plain = STR_LEN(bufferpool_alloc(media_bufferpool, p->s.len), p->s.len);
 			memcpy(p->plain.s, p->s.s, p->s.len);
 			p->plain_free_func = bufferpool_unref;
diff --git a/daemon/recording.c b/daemon/recording.c
index 0b6d9e854..b3c979d82 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.c
+++ b/daemon/recording.c
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ static void stream_pcap_dump(struct media_packet *mp, const str *s) {
 static void dump_packet_pcap(struct media_packet *mp, const str *s) {
 	if (ML_ISSET(mp->media->monologue, NO_RECORDING))
 		return;
+	if (!CALL_ISSET(mp->call, RECORDING_ON))
+		return;
 	struct recording *recording = mp->call->recording;
 	mutex_lock(&recording->pcap.recording_lock);
 	stream_pcap_dump(mp, s);
@@ -1036,6 +1038,8 @@ static void dump_packet_proc(struct media_packet *mp, const str *s) {
 	struct packet_stream *stream = mp->stream;
 	if (stream->recording.proc.stream_idx == UNINIT_IDX)
 		return;
+	if (!CALL_ISSET(mp->call, RECORDING_ON))
+		return;
 
 	struct rtpengine_command_packet *cmd;
 	unsigned char pkt[sizeof(*cmd) + s->len + MAX_PACKET_HEADER_LEN];