diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/molecules/RecordingControl.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/molecules/RecordingControl.kt
index 822027e..a13d3ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/molecules/RecordingControl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/molecules/RecordingControl.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 @Composable
 fun RecordingControl(
+    initialDelay: Long = 0L,
     isPaused: Boolean,
     recordingTime: Long,
     onDelete: () -> Unit,
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ fun RecordingControl(
 
     LaunchedEffect(animateIn) {
         if (animateIn) {
+            delay(initialDelay)
+
             val stack = RandomStack.of(arrayOf(1, 2, 3).asIterable())
 
             while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/organisms/VideoRecordingStatus.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/organisms/VideoRecordingStatus.kt
index 8c7eb91..7f9086d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/organisms/VideoRecordingStatus.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/myzel394/alibi/ui/components/RecorderScreen/organisms/VideoRecordingStatus.kt
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ fun VideoRecordingStatus(
 
             if (!videoRecorder.isStartingRecording) {
                 RecordingControl(
+                    // There may be some edge cases where the app may crash if the
+                    // user stops or pauses the recording too soon, so we simply add a
+                    // small delay to prevent that
+                    initialDelay = 1000L,
                     isPaused = videoRecorder.isPaused,
                     recordingTime = videoRecorder.recordingTime,
                     onDelete = {