diff --git a/trunk-recorder/main.cc b/trunk-recorder/main.cc
index 5d5f44b2a..26360ab05 100644
--- a/trunk-recorder/main.cc
+++ b/trunk-recorder/main.cc
@@ -673,8 +673,10 @@ bool start_recorder(Call *call, TrunkMessage message, System *sys) {
   Recorder *sigmf_recorder;
 
   if (!talkgroup && (sys->get_record_unknown() == false)) {
+    call->set_state(MONITORING);
+    call->set_monitoring_state(UNKNOWN_TG);
     if (sys->get_hideUnknown() == false) {
-      // BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "[" << sys->get_short_name() << "]\t\033[0;34m" << call->get_call_num() << "C\033[0m\tTG: " << call->get_talkgroup_display() << "\tFreq: " << format_freq(call->get_freq()) << "\t\u001b[33mNot Recording: TG not in Talkgroup File\u001b[0m ";
+      BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "[" << sys->get_short_name() << "]\t\033[0;34m" << call->get_call_num() << "C\033[0m\tTG: " << call->get_talkgroup_display() << "\tFreq: " << format_freq(call->get_freq()) << "\t\u001b[33mNot Recording: TG not in Talkgroup File\u001b[0m ";
     }
     return false;
   }