diff --git a/internal/core/rtmp_conn.go b/internal/core/rtmp_conn.go
index ac5cab02..5c43ae62 100644
--- a/internal/core/rtmp_conn.go
+++ b/internal/core/rtmp_conn.go
@@ -147,12 +147,17 @@ func (c *rtmpConn) run() {
 	defer c.log(logger.Info, "closed")
 
 	if c.runOnConnect != "" {
+		c.log(logger.Info, "runOnConnect command started")
 		_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(c.rtspAddress)
 		onConnectCmd := externalcmd.New(c.runOnConnect, c.runOnConnectRestart, externalcmd.Environment{
 			Path: "",
 			Port: port,
 		})
-		defer onConnectCmd.Close()
+
+		defer func() {
+			onConnectCmd.Close()
+			c.log(logger.Info, "runOnConnect command stopped")
+		}()
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(c.ctx)
@@ -278,12 +283,16 @@ func (c *rtmpConn) runRead(ctx context.Context) error {
 	})
 
 	if c.path.Conf().RunOnRead != "" {
+		c.log(logger.Info, "runOnRead command started")
 		_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(c.rtspAddress)
 		onReadCmd := externalcmd.New(c.path.Conf().RunOnRead, c.path.Conf().RunOnReadRestart, externalcmd.Environment{
 			Path: c.path.Name(),
 			Port: port,
 		})
-		defer onReadCmd.Close()
+		defer func() {
+			onReadCmd.Close()
+			c.log(logger.Info, "runOnRead command stopped")
+		}()
 	}
 
 	// disable read deadline
diff --git a/internal/core/rtsp_conn.go b/internal/core/rtsp_conn.go
index 998c9edc..a727d9aa 100644
--- a/internal/core/rtsp_conn.go
+++ b/internal/core/rtsp_conn.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func newRTSPConn(
 	c.log(logger.Info, "opened")
 
 	if c.runOnConnect != "" {
+		c.log(logger.Info, "runOnConnect command started")
 		_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(c.rtspAddress)
 		c.onConnectCmd = externalcmd.New(c.runOnConnect, c.runOnConnectRestart, externalcmd.Environment{
 			Path: "",
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ func (c *rtspConn) OnClose(err error) {
 
 	if c.onConnectCmd != nil {
 		c.onConnectCmd.Close()
+		c.log(logger.Info, "runOnConnect command stopped")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/core/rtsp_session.go b/internal/core/rtsp_session.go
index c5f619ea..a76cf3e9 100644
--- a/internal/core/rtsp_session.go
+++ b/internal/core/rtsp_session.go
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ func (s *rtspSession) OnClose() {
 	if s.ss.State() == gortsplib.ServerSessionStateRead {
 		if s.onReadCmd != nil {
 			s.onReadCmd.Close()
+			s.onReadCmd = nil
+			s.log(logger.Info, "runOnRead command stopped")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ func (s *rtspSession) OnPlay(ctx *gortsplib.ServerHandlerOnPlayCtx) (*base.Respo
 		s.path.OnReaderPlay(pathReaderPlayReq{Author: s})
 
 		if s.path.Conf().RunOnRead != "" {
+			s.log(logger.Info, "runOnRead command started")
 			_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(s.rtspAddress)
 			s.onReadCmd = externalcmd.New(s.path.Conf().RunOnRead, s.path.Conf().RunOnReadRestart, externalcmd.Environment{
 				Path: s.path.Name(),
@@ -308,6 +311,7 @@ func (s *rtspSession) OnPause(ctx *gortsplib.ServerHandlerOnPauseCtx) (*base.Res
 	switch s.ss.State() {
 	case gortsplib.ServerSessionStateRead:
 		if s.onReadCmd != nil {
+			s.log(logger.Info, "runOnRead command stopped")
 			s.onReadCmd.Close()
 		}