diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 38c4d7a3..0a82670d 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -180,44 +180,54 @@ func (r *Revid) reset(config Config) error {
 
 	r.buffer = (*buffer)(ring.NewBuffer(ringBufferSize, ringBufferElementSize, writeTimeout))
 
-	r.encoder = make([]stream.Encoder, 0, 2)
-
-	// Find mpegts outputs and add them to a senders list
-	var mpegtsOutputs []loadSender
-	var flvOutputs []loadSender
+	// mtsSenders will hold the senders the require MPEGTS encoding, and flvSenders
+	// will hold senders that require FLV encoding.
+	var mtsSenders, flvSenders []loadSender
 
+	// We will go through our outputs and create the corresponding senders to add
+	// to mtsSenders if the output requires MPEGTS encoding, or flvSenders if the
+	// output requires FLV encoding.
 	for _, out := range r.config.Outputs {
 		switch out {
 		case Http:
-			mpegtsOutputs = append(mpegtsOutputs, newMtsSender(newMinimalHttpSender(r.ns, r.config.Logger.Log), nil))
+			s := newMtsSender(newMinimalHttpSender(r.ns, r.config.Logger.Log), nil)
+			mtsSenders = append(mtsSenders, s)
 		case Rtp:
 			s, err := newRtpSender(r.config.RtpAddress, r.config.Logger.Log, r.config.FrameRate)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			mpegtsOutputs = append(mpegtsOutputs, s)
+			mtsSenders = append(mtsSenders, s)
 		case File:
 			s, err := newFileSender(r.config.OutputPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			mpegtsOutputs = append(mpegtsOutputs, s)
+			mtsSenders = append(mtsSenders, s)
 		case Rtmp:
 			s, err := newRtmpSender(r.config.RtmpUrl, rtmpConnectionTimeout, rtmpConnectionMaxTries, r.config.Logger.Log)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			flvOutputs = append(flvOutputs, s)
+			flvSenders = append(flvSenders, s)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(mpegtsOutputs) != 0 {
-		r.encoder = append(r.encoder, mts.NewEncoder(newMultiSender(r, mpegtsOutputs), float64(r.config.FrameRate)))
+	// If we have some senders that require MPEGTS encoding then add an MPEGTS
+	// encoder to revid's encoder slice, and give this encoder the mtsSenders
+	// as a destination.
+	if len(mtsSenders) != 0 {
+		ms := newMultiSender(r, mtsSenders)
+		e := mts.NewEncoder(ms, float64(r.config.FrameRate))
+		r.encoder = append(r.encoder, e)
 	}
 
-	if len(flvOutputs) != 0 {
-		enc, err := flv.NewEncoder(newMultiSender(r, flvOutputs), true, true, int(r.config.FrameRate))
+	// If we have some senders that require FLV encoding then add an FLV
+	// encoder to revid's encoder slice, and give this encoder the flvSenders
+	// as a destination.
+	if len(flvSenders) != 0 {
+		ms := newMultiSender(r, flvSenders)
+		enc, err := flv.NewEncoder(ms, true, true, int(r.config.FrameRate))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}