diff --git a/scripts/birdnet_recording.sh b/scripts/birdnet_recording.sh
index c714a16a6..cde216702 100755
--- a/scripts/birdnet_recording.sh
+++ b/scripts/birdnet_recording.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 
 loop_ffmpeg(){
   while true;do
-    if ! ffmpeg -hide_banner -xerror -loglevel $LOGGING_LEVEL -nostdin ${1} -i ${2} -vn -map a:0 -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 2 -ar 48000 -f segment -segment_format wav -segment_time ${RECORDING_LENGTH} -strftime 1 ${RECS_DIR}/StreamData/%F-birdnet-RTSP_${3}-%H:%M:%S.wav
+    if ! ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel $LOGGING_LEVEL -nostdin ${1} -i ${2} -vn -map a:0 -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 2 -ar 48000 -f segment -segment_format wav -segment_time ${RECORDING_LENGTH} -strftime 1 ${RECS_DIR}/StreamData/%F-birdnet-RTSP_${3}-%H:%M:%S.wav
     then
       sleep 1
     fi