diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
index e0f074c11..80596ecca 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ static void ffmpeg_source_update(void *data, obs_data_t *settings)
 		s->media_valid = false;
 	}
 
-	ffmpeg_source_open(s);
-
 	dump_source_info(s, input, input_format);
 	if (!s->restart_on_activate || obs_source_active(s->source))
 		ffmpeg_source_start(s);