diff --git a/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.cpp b/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.cpp
index be08e342d..45eb6910c 100644
--- a/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.cpp
+++ b/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ bool ExternalOutput::init() {
   m.hasVideo = false;
   m.hasAudio = false;
   recording_ = true;
+  closed_ = false;
   asyncTask([] (std::shared_ptr<ExternalOutput> output) {
     output->initializePipeline();
   });
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ void ExternalOutput::syncClose() {
   if (!recording_) {
     return;
   }
+  recording_ = false;
   // Stop our thread so we can safely nuke libav stuff and close our
   // our file.
   cond_.notify_one();
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ void ExternalOutput::syncClose() {
   }
 
   pipeline_initialized_ = false;
-  recording_ = false;
+  closed_ = true;
 
   ELOG_DEBUG("Closed Successfully");
 }
@@ -591,3 +593,4 @@ AVDictionary* ExternalOutput::genVideoMetadata() {
     return dict;
 }
 }  // namespace erizo
+
diff --git a/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.h b/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.h
index 63768e153..135ecf229 100644
--- a/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.h
+++ b/erizo/src/erizo/media/ExternalOutput.h
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ class ExternalOutput : public MediaSink, public RawDataReceiver, public Feedback
 
   void notifyUpdateToHandlers() override;
 
-  bool isRecording() { return recording_; }
+  bool hasClosed() { return closed_; }
 
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<Worker> worker_;
   Pipeline::Ptr pipeline_;
   std::unique_ptr<webrtc::UlpfecReceiver> fec_receiver_;
   RtpPacketQueue audio_queue_, video_queue_;
-  std::atomic<bool> recording_, inited_;
+  std::atomic<bool> recording_, inited_, closed_;
   boost::mutex mtx_;  // a mutex we use to signal our writer thread that data is waiting.
   boost::thread thread_;
   boost::condition_variable cond_;
@@ -163,3 +163,4 @@ class ExternalOuputWriter : public OutboundHandler {
 
 }  // namespace erizo
 #endif  // ERIZO_SRC_ERIZO_MEDIA_EXTERNALOUTPUT_H_
+
diff --git a/erizoAPI/ExternalOutput.cc b/erizoAPI/ExternalOutput.cc
index e6fd36cd1..54387bbc2 100644
--- a/erizoAPI/ExternalOutput.cc
+++ b/erizoAPI/ExternalOutput.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class AsyncCloser : public Nan::AsyncWorker {
     ~AsyncCloser() {}
     void Execute() {
       external_output_->close();
-      while (external_output_->isRecording()) {
+      while (!external_output_->hasClosed()) {
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
       }
     }
@@ -166,3 +166,4 @@ NAN_METHOD(ExternalOutput::init) {
 
 
 
+