diff --git a/internal/capture/screencast.go b/internal/capture/screencast.go
index aa8d44ba..657133e3 100644
--- a/internal/capture/screencast.go
+++ b/internal/capture/screencast.go
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ type ScreencastManagerCtx struct {
 	pipelineStr string
 	pipelineMu  sync.Mutex
 
-	image        types.Sample
-	sample       chan types.Sample
-	sampleStop   chan struct{}
-	sampleUpdate chan struct{}
+	image      types.Sample
+	tickerStop chan struct{}
 
 	enabled bool
 	started bool
@@ -42,18 +40,16 @@ func screencastNew(enabled bool, pipelineStr string) *ScreencastManagerCtx {
 		Logger()
 
 	manager := &ScreencastManagerCtx{
-		logger:       logger,
-		pipelineStr:  pipelineStr,
-		sampleStop:   make(chan struct{}),
-		sampleUpdate: make(chan struct{}),
-		enabled:      enabled,
-		started:      false,
+		logger:      logger,
+		pipelineStr: pipelineStr,
+		tickerStop:  make(chan struct{}),
+		enabled:     enabled,
+		started:     false,
 	}
 
 	manager.wg.Add(1)
 
 	go func() {
-		manager.logger.Debug().Msg("started emitting samples")
 		defer manager.wg.Done()
 
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(screencastTimeout)
@@ -61,15 +57,10 @@ func screencastNew(enabled bool, pipelineStr string) *ScreencastManagerCtx {
 
 		for {
 			select {
-			case <-manager.sampleStop:
-				manager.logger.Debug().Msg("stopped emitting samples")
+			case <-manager.tickerStop:
 				return
-			case <-manager.sampleUpdate:
-				manager.logger.Debug().Msg("update emitting samples")
-			case sample := <-manager.sample:
-				manager.image = sample
 			case <-ticker.C:
-				if manager.started && !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&manager.expired, 0, 1) {
+				if manager.Started() && !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&manager.expired, 0, 1) {
 					manager.stop()
 				}
 			}
@@ -84,7 +75,7 @@ func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) shutdown() {
 
 	manager.destroyPipeline()
 
-	close(manager.sampleStop)
+	close(manager.tickerStop)
 	manager.wg.Wait()
 }
 
@@ -105,22 +96,13 @@ func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) Started() bool {
 func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) Image() ([]byte, error) {
 	atomic.StoreInt32(&manager.expired, 0)
 
-	if !manager.started {
-		err := manager.start()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		select {
-		case sample := <-manager.sample:
-			return sample.Data, nil
-		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
-			return nil, errors.New("timeouted")
-		}
+	err := manager.start()
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, types.ErrCapturePipelineAlreadyExists) {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if manager.image.Data == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("image sample not found")
+		return nil, errors.New("image data not found")
 	}
 
 	return manager.image.Data, nil
@@ -173,8 +155,34 @@ func (manager *ScreencastManagerCtx) createPipeline() error {
 	manager.pipeline.AttachAppsink("appsink")
 	manager.pipeline.Play()
 
-	manager.sample = manager.pipeline.Sample
-	manager.sampleUpdate <- struct{}{}
+	// get first image
+	var ok bool
+	select {
+	case manager.image, ok = <-manager.pipeline.Sample:
+		if !ok {
+			return errors.New("unable to get first image")
+		}
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		return errors.New("timeouted while waiting for first image")
+	}
+
+	manager.wg.Add(1)
+
+	go func() {
+		manager.logger.Debug().Msg("started receiving images")
+		defer manager.wg.Done()
+
+		for {
+			image, ok := <-manager.pipeline.Sample
+			if !ok {
+				manager.logger.Debug().Msg("stopped receiving images")
+				return
+			}
+
+			manager.image = image
+		}
+	}()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/capture/streamsink.go b/internal/capture/streamsink.go
index 39b164a6..d012611f 100644
--- a/internal/capture/streamsink.go
+++ b/internal/capture/streamsink.go
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ type StreamSinkManagerCtx struct {
 	pipelineMu  sync.Mutex
 	pipelineStr func() string
 
-	sample       chan types.Sample
-	sampleStop   chan struct{}
-	sampleUpdate chan struct{}
-
 	listeners   map[uintptr]*func(sample types.Sample)
 	listenersMu sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -40,37 +36,12 @@ func streamSinkNew(codec codec.RTPCodec, pipelineStr func() string, video_id str
 		Str("video_id", video_id).Logger()
 
 	manager := &StreamSinkManagerCtx{
-		logger:       logger,
-		codec:        codec,
-		pipelineStr:  pipelineStr,
-		sampleStop:   make(chan struct{}),
-		sampleUpdate: make(chan struct{}),
-		listeners:    map[uintptr]*func(sample types.Sample){},
+		logger:      logger,
+		codec:       codec,
+		pipelineStr: pipelineStr,
+		listeners:   map[uintptr]*func(sample types.Sample){},
 	}
 
-	manager.wg.Add(1)
-
-	go func() {
-		manager.logger.Debug().Msg("started emitting samples")
-		defer manager.wg.Done()
-
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-manager.sampleStop:
-				manager.logger.Debug().Msg("stopped emitting samples")
-				return
-			case <-manager.sampleUpdate:
-				manager.logger.Debug().Msg("update emitting samples")
-			case sample := <-manager.sample:
-				manager.listenersMu.Lock()
-				for _, emit := range manager.listeners {
-					(*emit)(sample)
-				}
-				manager.listenersMu.Unlock()
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
 	return manager
 }
 
@@ -84,8 +55,6 @@ func (manager *StreamSinkManagerCtx) shutdown() {
 	manager.listenersMu.Unlock()
 
 	manager.destroyPipeline()
-
-	close(manager.sampleStop)
 	manager.wg.Wait()
 }
 
@@ -249,8 +218,27 @@ func (manager *StreamSinkManagerCtx) createPipeline() error {
 	manager.pipeline.AttachAppsink("appsink")
 	manager.pipeline.Play()
 
-	manager.sample = manager.pipeline.Sample
-	manager.sampleUpdate <- struct{}{}
+	manager.wg.Add(1)
+
+	go func() {
+		manager.logger.Debug().Msg("started emitting samples")
+		defer manager.wg.Done()
+
+		for {
+			sample, ok := <-manager.pipeline.Sample
+			if !ok {
+				manager.logger.Debug().Msg("stopped emitting samples")
+				return
+			}
+
+			manager.listenersMu.Lock()
+			for _, emit := range manager.listeners {
+				(*emit)(sample)
+			}
+			manager.listenersMu.Unlock()
+		}
+	}()
+
 	return nil
 }