diff --git a/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c b/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
index c09f075649..b2cfc7e969 100644
--- a/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ gst_hls_demux_get_next_fragment (GstHLSDemux * demux, gboolean caching)
   g_queue_push_tail (demux->queue, download);
   if (!caching) {
     GST_TASK_SIGNAL (demux->updates_task);
+    gst_task_start (demux->stream_task);
   }
   return TRUE;