diff --git a/src/main/java/org/forkalsrud/album/video/MovieCoder.java b/src/main/java/org/forkalsrud/album/video/MovieCoder.java
index 74aa18d..1fc36eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/forkalsrud/album/video/MovieCoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/forkalsrud/album/video/MovieCoder.java
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ public class MovieCoder {
         EncodingProcess ep;
         ep = new EncodingProcess(file, thumbnail, targetSize);
         currentEncodings.put(key, ep);
+        new Thread(ep).start();
         return ep;
     }
 
@@ -559,7 +560,6 @@ public class MovieCoder {
         // If neither we need to start the encoding process
         if (chunk == null && ep == null) {
             ep = submitEncodingJob(file, thumbnail, targetSize, key);
-            new Thread(ep).start();
         }
         return new VideoStreamer(key, ep, chunk);
     }