diff --git a/ngx_rtmp_record_module.c b/ngx_rtmp_record_module.c
index 5a93e96..a817c6e 100644
--- a/ngx_rtmp_record_module.c
+++ b/ngx_rtmp_record_module.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ ngx_rtmp_record_node_av(ngx_rtmp_session_t *s, ngx_rtmp_record_rec_ctx_t *rctx,
     if (!rctx->initialized) {
 
         rctx->initialized = 1;
-        rctx->epoch = h->timestamp + rctx->time_shift;
+        rctx->epoch = h->timestamp - rctx->time_shift;
 
         if (rctx->file.offset == 0 &&
             ngx_rtmp_record_write_header(&rctx->file) != NGX_OK)