diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
index c6c9406a0..507369945 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
 
   def create
     if request.headers['Jamk-Mobile-Env']
-      result = Recording.new
-      result.owner = current_user
-      result.save
-      render :json => result, :status => 200
-      return
+      result = Recording.create_immediately(current_user, params)
+      unless result.errors.any?
+        render :json => result, :status => 200
+        return
+      end
     end
     response.status = :unprocessable_entity
     render :nothing