diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index c2b9d0e..8077baf 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -743,12 +743,14 @@ class UltimateService:
                     # Map all video (will be just one due to highest_quality_only), all audio, and optional subtitles
                     ffmpeg_cmd = (
                         f'pipe://ffmpeg -loglevel fatal '
+                        f'-re '
                         f'-fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt '
                         f'-reconnect 1 -reconnect_streamed 1 -reconnect_delay_max 2 '
                         f'-i "{stream_url}" '
                         f'-map 0:v -map 0:a? '
                         f'-c copy '
                         f'-f mpegts '
+                        f'-flush_packets 1 '
                         f'-mpegts_flags resend_headers '
                         f'-metadata service_name="{channel_name}" '
                         f'pipe:1'