diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d3109578..839a358b
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const (
 	rtmpConnectionMaxTries  = 5
 	raspividNoOfTries       = 3
 	sendingWaitTime         = 5 * time.Millisecond
+	runContinuously         = "0" // -t arg to raspivid
 )
 
 // Log Types
@@ -101,9 +102,8 @@ type Revid struct {
 	ns          *netsender.Sender
 }
 
-// NewRevid returns a pointer to a new Revid with the desired
-// configuration, and/or an error if construction of the new instant was not
-// successful.
+// New returns a pointer to a new Revid with the desired configuration, and/or
+// an error if construction of the new instance was not successful.
 func New(c Config, ns *netsender.Sender) (*Revid, error) {
 	var r Revid
 	err := r.reset(c)
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func (r *Revid) startRaspivid() error {
 			"-cd", "H264",
 			"-o", "-",
 			"-n",
-			"-t", r.config.Timeout,
+			"-t", runContinuously,
 			"-b", r.config.Bitrate,
 			"-w", r.config.Width,
 			"-h", r.config.Height,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (r *Revid) startRaspivid() error {
 			"-cd", "MJPEG",
 			"-o", "-",
 			"-n",
-			"-t", r.config.Timeout,
+			"-t", runContinuously,
 			"-fps", r.config.FrameRate,
 		)
 	}