diff --git a/restream/restream.go b/restream/restream.go
index 0c6be4aa..ac144dd7 100644
--- a/restream/restream.go
+++ b/restream/restream.go
@@ -729,7 +729,9 @@ func (r *restream) validateInputAddress(address, basedir string) (string, error)
 }
 
 func (r *restream) validateOutputAddress(address, basedir string) (string, bool, error) {
-	if strings.Contains(address, "|") {
+	// If the address contains a "|" or it starts with a "[", then assume that it
+	// is an address for the tee muxer.
+	if strings.Contains(address, "|") || strings.HasPrefix(address, "[") {
 		addresses := strings.Split(address, "|")
 
 		isFile := false
diff --git a/restream/restream_test.go b/restream/restream_test.go
index 51026384..8df09237 100644
--- a/restream/restream_test.go
+++ b/restream/restream_test.go
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ func TestOutputAddressValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		"-":                                    {"pipe:", false},
 		"/core/data/foobar|http://example.com": {"file:/core/data/foobar|http://example.com", false},
 		"/core/data/foobar|/etc/passwd":        {"/core/data/foobar|/etc/passwd", true},
+		"[f=mpegts]udp://10.0.1.255:1234/":     {"[f=mpegts]udp://10.0.1.255:1234/", false},
 		"[f=null]-|[f=null]-":                  {"[f=null]pipe:|[f=null]pipe:", false},
 		"[onfail=ignore]/core/data/archive-20121107.mkv|[f=mpegts]udp://10.0.1.255:1234/": {"[onfail=ignore]file:/core/data/archive-20121107.mkv|[f=mpegts]udp://10.0.1.255:1234/", false},
 	}