diff --git a/core/streamState.go b/core/streamState.go
index 353caee7d..fce11793b 100644
--- a/core/streamState.go
+++ b/core/streamState.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func SetStreamAsConnected() {
 func SetStreamAsDisconnected() {
 	_stats.StreamConnected = false
 	_stats.LastDisconnectTime = utils.NullTime{time.Now(), true}
+	_broadcaster = nil
 
 	offlineFilename := "offline.ts"
 	offlineFilePath := "static/" + offlineFilename