diff --git a/lib/media/streaming_engine.js b/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
index 3859ac2ec1..ae992ca9ae 100644
--- a/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
@@ -1966,8 +1966,7 @@ shaka.media.StreamingEngine = class {
     const MimeUtils = shaka.util.MimeUtils;
     const StreamingEngine = shaka.media.StreamingEngine;
     const logPrefix = StreamingEngine.logPrefix_(mediaState);
-    const nullLastReferences = mediaState.lastSegmentReference == null &&
-      mediaState.lastInitSegmentReference == null;
+    const nullLastReferences = mediaState.lastSegmentReference == null;
 
     /** @type {!Array.<!Promise>} */
     const operations = [];