diff --git a/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java b/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java
index bd00e5ad..5db7a40e 100644
--- a/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java
+++ b/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ import alias.id.broadcast.BroadcastChannel;
 import alias.id.priority.Priority;
 import channel.state.State;
 import module.decode.DecoderType;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class Metadata
 {
+    private final static Logger mLog = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Metadata.class);
+
     // Static unique metadata identifier tracking
     private static int UNIQUE_METADATA_ID_GENERATOR = 0;
 
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ public class Metadata
             determineRecordable();
         }
 
-        return mRecordable & !mDoNotRecord;
+        return mRecordable && !mDoNotRecord;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -635,6 +639,8 @@ public class Metadata
     {
         Metadata copy = new Metadata(mMetadataID);
 
+        copy.mDoNotRecord = mDoNotRecord;
+        copy.mRecordable = mRecordable;
         copy.mState = mState;
         copy.mPrimaryDecoderType = mPrimaryDecoderType;
         copy.mChannelFrequency = mChannelFrequency;
diff --git a/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java b/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
index 2d7e8981..aed91534 100644
--- a/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
+++ b/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ChannelProcessingManager implements ChannelEventListener
             case NOTIFICATION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGE:
                 if(isProcessing(channel))
                 {
-                    stopProcessing(channel, false);
+                    stopProcessing(channel, true);
                     startProcessing(event);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -217,33 +217,35 @@ public class ChannelProcessingManager implements ChannelEventListener
             MessageActivityModel messageModel = new MessageActivityModel(messageFilter);
             processingChain.setMessageActivityModel(messageModel);
 
-            //Set the recordable flag to true if the user has requested recording.  The metadata class can still
-            //override recordability if any of the aliased values has 'Do Not Record' alias identifier.
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata()
-                .setRecordable(channel.getRecordConfiguration() != null &&
-                    channel.getRecordConfiguration().getRecorders().contains(RecorderType.AUDIO));
-
-            //Inject channel metadata that will be inserted into audio packets for recorder manager and streaming
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SYSTEM, channel.getSystem()));
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SITE, channel.getSite()));
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, channel.getName()));
-
-            if(channel.getSourceConfiguration().getSourceType() == SourceType.TUNER)
-            {
-                long frequency = ((SourceConfigTuner)channel.getSourceConfiguration()).getFrequency();
-
-                processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                    new AttributeChangeRequest<Long>(Attribute.CHANNEL_FREQUENCY, frequency));
-            }
-
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<DecoderType>(Attribute.PRIMARY_DECODER_TYPE,
-                    channel.getDecodeConfiguration().getDecoderType()));
         }
 
+        //Set the recordable flag to true if the user has requested recording.  The metadata class can still
+        //override recordability if any of the aliased values has 'Do Not Record' alias identifier.
+        boolean recordable = channel.getRecordConfiguration() != null &&
+            channel.getRecordConfiguration().getRecorders().contains(RecorderType.AUDIO);
+
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().setRecordable(recordable);
+
+        //Inject channel metadata that will be inserted into audio packets for recorder manager and streaming
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SYSTEM, channel.getSystem()));
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SITE, channel.getSite()));
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, channel.getName()));
+
+        if(channel.getSourceConfiguration().getSourceType() == SourceType.TUNER)
+        {
+            long frequency = ((SourceConfigTuner)channel.getSourceConfiguration()).getFrequency();
+
+            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+                new AttributeChangeRequest<Long>(Attribute.CHANNEL_FREQUENCY, frequency));
+        }
+
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<DecoderType>(Attribute.PRIMARY_DECODER_TYPE,
+                channel.getDecodeConfiguration().getDecoderType()));
+
         /* Setup event logging */
         List<Module> loggers = mEventLogManager.getLoggers(channel.getEventLogConfiguration(), channel.getName());
 
diff --git a/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java b/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java
index 509e7bd6..19471fe9 100644
--- a/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java
+++ b/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ public class DecoderFactory
                                                  ChannelMapModel channelMapModel,
                                                  ChannelProcessingManager channelProcessingManager,
                                                  AliasList aliasList,
-                                                 Channel channel, Metadata metadata)
+                                                 Channel channel,
+                                                 Metadata metadata)
     {
         List<Module> modules = new ArrayList<Module>();