diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 06c72c6168..c805fd4314 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
  - [allesmi](https://github.com/allesmi)
  - [ThunderClapLP](https://github.com/ThunderClapLP)
  - [Shoham Peller](https://github.com/spellr)
+ - [theshoeshiner](https://github.com/theshoeshiner)
 
 # Emby Contributors
 
diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/IO/EncodedRecorder.cs b/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/IO/EncodedRecorder.cs
index c04954207b..be7ff52977 100644
--- a/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/IO/EncodedRecorder.cs
+++ b/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/IO/EncodedRecorder.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.LiveTv.IO
         {
             _targetPath = targetFile;
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(targetFile));
+            if (!File.Exists(targetFile))
+            {
+                FileHelper.CreateEmpty(targetFile);
+            }
 
             var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
             {