diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 780c68f..0464fbe 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::ScopedConnectionLi
 	framepos_t post_export_position;
 
 	bool _exporting;
+	bool _export_started;
 	bool _export_rolling;
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<ExportHandler> export_handler;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_export.cc b/libs/ardour/session_export.cc
index acb23ae..244daeb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_export.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_export.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ Session::start_audio_export (framepos_t position)
 {
 	if (!_exporting) {
 		pre_export ();
+		_export_started = false;
 	}
 
 	/* We're about to call Track::seek, so the butler must have finished everything
@@ -145,11 +146,6 @@ Session::start_audio_export (framepos_t position)
 	   since then has re-awakened it.
 	 */
 
-	set_transport_speed (1.0, false);
-	butler_transport_work ();
-	g_atomic_int_set (&_butler->should_do_transport_work, 0);
-	post_transport ();
-
 	/* we are ready to go ... */
 
 	if (!_engine.connected()) {
@@ -193,6 +189,16 @@ Session::process_export (pframes_t nframes)
 int
 Session::process_export_fw (pframes_t nframes)
 {
+
+	if (!_export_started) {
+		_export_started=true;
+		set_transport_speed (1.0, false);
+		butler_transport_work ();
+		g_atomic_int_set (&_butler->should_do_transport_work, 0);
+		post_transport ();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
         _engine.main_thread()->get_buffers ();
 	process_export (nframes);
         _engine.main_thread()->drop_buffers ();