diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
index dc76f5f15..697c0ee82 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ parse_stream_properties (GstPipeWireSrc *pwsrc, const struct pw_properties *prop
 
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (pwsrc);
   var = pw_properties_get (props, PW_KEY_STREAM_IS_LIVE);
-  var = "true";
   is_live = pwsrc->is_live = var ? pw_properties_parse_bool(var) : FALSE;
 
   var = pw_properties_get (props, PW_KEY_STREAM_LATENCY_MIN);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 0658c4195..db5bbb8d0 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,9 @@ stream_new(struct pw_context *context, const char *name,
 		goto error_properties;
 	}
 
+	if (pw_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_STREAM_IS_LIVE) == NULL)
+		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_STREAM_IS_LIVE, "1");
+
 	if (pw_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME) == NULL && extra) {
 		if ((str = pw_properties_get(extra, PW_KEY_APP_NAME)) != NULL)
 			pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);