diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
index 883a5be51f..9274a68026 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC file_read_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, vo
 		pkt.data = NULL;
 		pkt.size = 0;
 
-		if (context->video_st.st && (error = av_read_frame(context->fc, &pkt)) < 0) {
+		if ((error = av_read_frame(context->fc, &pkt)) < 0) {
 			if (error == AVERROR_EOF) {
 				if (!context->has_video) break;