diff --git a/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp b/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp
index ed47305d2..d8719deb1 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ bool CCamManager::SetMode(t_channel_id channel_id, enum runmode mode, bool start
 		case RECORD:
 #if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE || HAVE_ARM_HARDWARE
 			INFO("RECORD/STREAM(%d): fe_num %d rec_dmx %d", mode, frontend ? frontend->getNumber() : -1, channel->getRecordDemux());
-			source = frontend->getNumber();
+			if(frontend)
+				source = frontend->getNumber();
 			demux = source;
 #else
 			source = channel->getRecordDemux();