diff --git a/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeRef.cpp b/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeRef.cpp
index 94aba19c92..a7f7595a7b 100644
--- a/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeRef.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeRef.cpp
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ status_t NodeRef::_setRunModeAuto(
 	const uint32					runMode) {
 
 	if(
-		kind() && B_BUFFER_PRODUCER &&
+		kind() & B_BUFFER_PRODUCER &&
 		runMode == BMediaNode::B_RECORDING) {
 
 		return _setRunMode(