diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index c0e972b..a97e477 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@ apprise_installation_status=$(~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 -c 'import pkguti
 if [[ "$apprise_installation_status" = "not installed" ]];then
   ~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/pip3 install -U pip
   ~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/pip3 install apprise
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+if ! grep RTSP_STREAM /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
+  sudo -u$USER echo "RTSP_STREAM=" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+fi