diff --git a/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.cpp b/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.cpp
index 5e6491b6b..338f91709 100644
--- a/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ TranscodingAudioDataStream::TranscodingAudioDataStream(
     this->bitrate = bitrate;
     this->interrupted = false;
     this->eof = false;
-    this->encoder = nullptr;
     this->outFile = nullptr;
     this->detachTolerance = 0;
     this->format = format;
@@ -196,10 +195,10 @@ PositionType TranscodingAudioDataStream::Read(void *buffer, PositionType bytesTo
     bool hasBuffer = false;
 
     /* init */
-    if (this->decoder && !this->encoder) {
+    if (!this->encoderInitialized) {
         hasBuffer = this->decoder->GetBuffer(this->pcmBuffer);
         if (hasBuffer) {
-            this->encoder->Initialize(
+            this->encoderInitialized = this->encoder->Initialize(
                 this->pcmBuffer->SampleRate(),
                 this->pcmBuffer->Channels(),
                 this->bitrate);
diff --git a/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.h b/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.h
index a3a17a02e..bd5e93059 100644
--- a/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.h
+++ b/src/plugins/server/TranscodingAudioDataStream.h
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ class TranscodingAudioDataStream : public musik::core::sdk::IDataStream {
         FILE* outFile;
         std::string tempFilename, finalFilename;
         std::string format;
-        bool interrupted;
+        bool interrupted{ false }, encoderInitialized{ false };
         long detachTolerance;
 };
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