diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index c7dc119d4..71b59df26 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ static void __make_transcoder(struct codec_handler *handler, struct rtp_payload_
 	if (handler->func != handler_func_transcode)
 		goto reset;
 
-	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Leaving transcode context for " STR_FORMAT "/%i -> " STR_FORMAT "/%i intact",
-			STR_FMT(&source->encoding_with_params), source->channels,
-			STR_FMT(&dest->encoding_with_params), dest->channels);
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Leaving transcode context for " STR_FORMAT " -> " STR_FORMAT " intact",
+			STR_FMT(&source->encoding_with_params),
+			STR_FMT(&dest->encoding_with_params));
 
 	return;
 
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ reset:
 	handler->ssrc_hash = create_ssrc_hash_full(__ssrc_handler_new, (ssrc_free_func_t) __ssrc_handler_free,
 			handler);
 
-	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Created transcode context for " STR_FORMAT "/%i -> " STR_FORMAT "/%i",
-			STR_FMT(&source->encoding_with_params), source->channels,
-			STR_FMT(&dest->encoding_with_params), dest->channels);
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Created transcode context for " STR_FORMAT " -> " STR_FORMAT "",
+			STR_FMT(&source->encoding_with_params),
+			STR_FMT(&dest->encoding_with_params));
 }
 
 static void __ensure_codec_def(struct rtp_payload_type *pt, struct call_media *media) {
diff --git a/lib/resample.c b/lib/resample.c
index d38795d12..342a02cbc 100644
--- a/lib/resample.c
+++ b/lib/resample.c
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ AVFrame *resample_frame(resample_t *resample, AVFrame *frame, const format_t *to
 	int errcode = 0;
 
 	uint64_t to_channel_layout = av_get_default_channel_layout(to_format->channels);
+#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(54, 31, 0)
+	if (!frame->channel_layout)
+		frame->channel_layout = av_get_default_channel_layout(
+			av_frame_get_channels(frame));
+#endif
+
 	if (frame->format != to_format->format)
 		goto resample;
 	if (frame->sample_rate != to_format->clockrate)
@@ -37,12 +43,6 @@ resample:
 		if (!resample->avresample)
 			goto err;
 
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(54, 31, 0)
-		if (!frame->channel_layout)
-			frame->channel_layout = av_get_default_channel_layout(
-				av_frame_get_channels(frame));
-#endif
-
 		err = "failed to set resample option";
 		if ((errcode = av_opt_set_int(resample->avresample, "in_channel_layout",
 				frame->channel_layout, 0)))
diff --git a/recording-daemon/decoder.c b/recording-daemon/decoder.c
index e3676f439..0be517d4c 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/decoder.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/decoder.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ decoder_t *decoder_new(const char *payload_str, output_t *outp) {
 		out_format.clockrate = resample_audio;
 	// mono/stereo mixing goes here: out_format.channels = ...
 	if (outp) {
+		// if this output has been configured already, re-use the same format
+		if (outp->encoder && outp->encoder->requested_format.format != -1)
+			out_format = outp->encoder->requested_format;
 		output_config(outp, &out_format, &out_format);
 		// save the returned sample format so we don't output_config() twice
 		outp->encoder->requested_format.format = out_format.format;