diff --git a/internal/capture/broadcast.go b/internal/capture/broadcast.go
index 10ad3574..d481b07c 100644
--- a/internal/capture/broadcast.go
+++ b/internal/capture/broadcast.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package capture
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type BroacastManagerCtx struct {
 	logger    zerolog.Logger
+	mu        sync.Mutex
 	config    *config.Capture
 	pipeline  *gst.Pipeline
 	enabled   bool
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ type BroacastManagerCtx struct {
 func broadcastNew(config *config.Capture) *BroacastManagerCtx {
 	return &BroacastManagerCtx{
 		logger:   log.With().Str("module", "capture").Str("submodule", "broadcast").Logger(),
+		mu:       sync.Mutex{},
 		config:   config,
 		enabled:  false,
 		url:      "",
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ func (manager *BroacastManagerCtx) shutdown() {
 }
 
 func (manager *BroacastManagerCtx) Start(url string) error {
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+
 	err := manager.createPipeline()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -43,6 +51,9 @@ func (manager *BroacastManagerCtx) Start(url string) error {
 }
 
 func (manager *BroacastManagerCtx) Stop() {
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+
 	manager.enabled = false
 	manager.destroyPipeline()
 }
@@ -56,6 +67,10 @@ func (manager *BroacastManagerCtx) Url() string {
 }
 
 func (manager *BroacastManagerCtx) createPipeline() error {
+	if manager.pipeline != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("pipeline already running")
+	}
+
 	var err error
 
 	manager.logger.Info().
diff --git a/internal/capture/screencast.go b/internal/capture/screencast.go
index c092d3c4..bbac4766 100644
--- a/internal/capture/screencast.go
+++ b/internal/capture/screencast.go
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) Image() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) start() error {
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+
 	if !manager.enabled {
 		return fmt.Errorf("screenshot pipeline not enabled")
 	}
@@ -121,13 +124,17 @@ func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) start() error {
 }
 
 func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) stop() {
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+
 	manager.started = false
 	manager.destroyPipeline()
 }
 
 func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) createPipeline() error {
-	manager.mu.Lock()
-	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+	if manager.pipeline != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("pipeline already running")
+	}
 
 	var err error
 
@@ -158,9 +165,6 @@ func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) createPipeline() error {
 }
 
 func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) destroyPipeline() {
-	manager.mu.Lock()
-	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
-
 	if manager.pipeline == nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/capture/stream.go b/internal/capture/stream.go
index e390377d..b374b032 100644
--- a/internal/capture/stream.go
+++ b/internal/capture/stream.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package capture
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/kataras/go-events"
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ func (manager *StreamManagerCtx) OnSample(listener func(sample types.Sample)) {
 }
 
 func (manager *StreamManagerCtx) Start() error {
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+
 	err := manager.createPipeline()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -86,6 +90,9 @@ func (manager *StreamManagerCtx) Start() error {
 }
 
 func (manager *StreamManagerCtx) Stop() {
+	manager.mu.Lock()
+	defer manager.mu.Unlock()
+
 	manager.enabled = false
 	manager.destroyPipeline()
 }
@@ -95,6 +102,10 @@ func (manager *StreamManagerCtx) Enabled() bool {
 }
 
 func (manager *StreamManagerCtx) createPipeline() error {
+	if manager.pipeline != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("pipeline already running")
+	}
+
 	var err error
 
 	codec := manager.Codec()