diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index 6c43768e2a..e24b6045b3 100644
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ static void *announce_thread(void *data)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		for (; !conf->announcethread_stop && (current = AST_LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&local_list, entry)); ao2_ref(current, -1)) {
+		for (res = 1; !conf->announcethread_stop && (current = AST_LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&local_list, entry)); ao2_ref(current, -1)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "About to play %s\n", current->namerecloc);
 			if (!ast_fileexists(current->namerecloc, NULL, NULL))
 				continue;