diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/BaseHlsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/BaseHlsService.cs
index 84f3955185..17a0eeb8ef 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/BaseHlsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/BaseHlsService.cs
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Hls
         protected Stream GetPlaylistFileStream(string path)
         {
             var tmpPath = path + ".tmp";
+            tmpPath = path;
 
             try
             {