diff --git a/src/screencast/pipewire_screencast.c b/src/screencast/pipewire_screencast.c
index a6b4e8bf..ef8d7983 100644
--- a/src/screencast/pipewire_screencast.c
+++ b/src/screencast/pipewire_screencast.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static void pwr_handle_stream_state_changed(void *data,
 	switch (state) {
 	case PW_STREAM_STATE_STREAMING:
 		cast->pwr_stream_state = true;
+		xdpw_wlr_register_cb(cast);
 		break;
 	default:
 		cast->pwr_stream_state = false;
diff --git a/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c b/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
index ff7422ae..a31050a3 100644
--- a/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
+++ b/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ void xdpw_wlr_frame_free(struct xdpw_screencast_instance *cast) {
 		return ;
 	}
 
-	uint64_t delay_ns = fps_limit_measure_end(&cast->fps_limit, cast->ctx->state->config->screencast_conf.max_fps);
-	if (delay_ns > 0) {
-		xdpw_add_timer(cast->ctx->state, delay_ns,
-			(xdpw_event_loop_timer_func_t) xdpw_wlr_register_cb, cast);
-	} else {
-		xdpw_wlr_register_cb(cast);
+
+	if (cast->pwr_stream_state) {
+		uint64_t delay_ns = fps_limit_measure_end(&cast->fps_limit, cast->ctx->state->config->screencast_conf.max_fps);
+		if (delay_ns > 0) {
+			xdpw_add_timer(cast->ctx->state, delay_ns,
+				(xdpw_event_loop_timer_func_t) xdpw_wlr_register_cb, cast);
+		} else {
+			xdpw_wlr_register_cb(cast);
+		}
 	}
 }