diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index c6ff8fc..e8b029e 100644
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -3927,7 +3927,8 @@ static struct ast_conference *find_conf_realtime(struct ast_channel *chan, char
 			cnf->useropts = ast_strdup(useropts);
 			cnf->adminopts = ast_strdup(adminopts);
 			cnf->bookid = ast_strdup(bookid);
-			cnf->recordingfilename = ast_strdup(recordingfilename);
+			if (!ast_strlen_zero(recordingfilename))
+				cnf->recordingfilename = ast_strdup(recordingfilename);
 			cnf->recordingformat = ast_strdup(recordingformat);
 
 			/* Parse the other options into confflags -- need to do this in two