diff --git a/src/lib/ffmpeg.cpp b/src/lib/ffmpeg.cpp
index cd8a3d878..e8bd892ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ int ncvisual_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, nc_err_e* ncerr,
     if(streamer){
       r = streamer(newn, ncv, &abstime, curry);
     }else{
-      ncvisual_simple_streamer(activevopts.n, ncv, &abstime, curry);
+      r = ncvisual_simple_streamer(activevopts.n, ncv, &abstime, curry);
     }
     if(r){
       if(activevopts.n != vopts->n){