diff --git a/ffmpeg-myth.scm b/ffmpeg-myth.scm
index f8798ff..6d485f5 100755
--- a/ffmpeg-myth.scm
+++ b/ffmpeg-myth.scm
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 	 (tr-filesize (assv-ref (recording-recorded-table tr-rec) 'filesize)))
     ;; change timestamp on transcoded file to original timestamp and move it to recordings directory
     (if mv? (shell-command-to-string (simple-format #f "touch --reference='~a' '~a' && mv '~a' '~a'" input-file input-tr-file input-tr-file recordings-directory)))
-    (mysql-commit (simple-format #f "update recorded set cutlist=0, commflagged=0, bookmark=0, transcoded=1, filesize=~a, basename=\"~a\" where chanid=~a and starttime=~a;" tr-filesize tr-basename chanid starttime))))
+    (mysql-commit (simple-format #f "update recorded set autoexpire=0, preserve=1, cutlist=0, commflagged=0, bookmark=0, transcoded=1, filesize=~a, basename=\"~a\" where chanid=~a and starttime=~a;" tr-filesize tr-basename chanid starttime))))
 
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