diff --git a/ffplayout/src/api/routes.rs b/ffplayout/src/api/routes.rs
index fbfc46d9..61340ad4 100644
--- a/ffplayout/src/api/routes.rs
+++ b/ffplayout/src/api/routes.rs
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ pub async fn process_control(
     user: web::ReqData<UserMeta>,
 ) -> Result<impl Responder, ServiceError> {
     let manager = controllers.lock().unwrap().get(*id).unwrap();
+    manager.list_init.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
     match proc.into_inner().command {
         ProcessCtl::Status => {
diff --git a/ffplayout/src/player/controller.rs b/ffplayout/src/player/controller.rs
index 04a5e1bb..8c872c9f 100644
--- a/ffplayout/src/player/controller.rs
+++ b/ffplayout/src/player/controller.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ impl ChannelManager {
             self.run_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
             self.is_alive.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
             self.is_terminated.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            self.list_init.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
             let pool_clone = self.db_pool.clone().unwrap();
             let self_clone = self.clone();
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ impl ChannelManager {
             self.run_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
             self.is_alive.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
             self.is_terminated.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            self.list_init.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
             let pool_clone = self.db_pool.clone().unwrap();
             let self_clone = self.clone();
diff --git a/ffplayout/src/utils/config.rs b/ffplayout/src/utils/config.rs
index db6a4f96..0862dd51 100644
--- a/ffplayout/src/utils/config.rs
+++ b/ffplayout/src/utils/config.rs
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ impl PlayoutConfig {
             }
 
             for item in cmd.iter_mut() {
-                if item.ends_with(".ts") || item.ends_with(".m3u8") {
+                if item.ends_with(".ts") || (item.ends_with(".m3u8") && item != "master.m3u8") {
                     if let Ok((hls_path, _, _)) = norm_abs_path(&global.hls_path, item) {
                         item.clone_from(&hls_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
                     };