diff --git a/ffplayout.conf b/ffplayout.conf
index 70e6371c..44374356 100644
--- a/ffplayout.conf
+++ b/ffplayout.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# sometimes it can happen, that a file is corrupt but still playable,
+# this can produce an streaming error over all following files
+# the only way in this case is, to stop ffplayout and start it again
+# here we only say it can stop, the starting process is in your hand
+# best way is a systemd serivce on linux
+# stop_threshold: stop ffplayout, if it is async in time above this value
+# in copy mode this is tricky
+
+[GENERAL]
+stop_on_error = True
+stop_threshold = 12
 
 # send error messages to email address, like:
 # missing playlist
diff --git a/ffplayout.py b/ffplayout.py
index dfa66f4f..eb9e683f 100755
--- a/ffplayout.py
+++ b/ffplayout.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ if os.path.exists("/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.conf"):
 else:
     cfg.read("ffplayout.conf")
 
+_general = SimpleNamespace(
+    stop=cfg.get('GENERAL', 'stop_on_error'),
+    threshold=cfg.get('GENERAL', 'stop_threshold')
+)
+
 _mail = SimpleNamespace(
     subject=cfg.get('MAIL', 'subject'),
     server=cfg.get('MAIL', 'smpt_server'),
@@ -395,6 +400,10 @@ def check_sync(begin):
         )
         logger.error('Playlist is {} seconds async!'.format(t_dist))
 
+    if _general.stop and t_dist > _general.threshold:
+        logger.error('Sync tolerance value exceeded, program is terminated')
+        exit()
+
 
 # prepare input clip
 # check begin and length from clip