diff --git a/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go b/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go
index f94b4ec7..5c51242b 100644
--- a/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go
+++ b/cmd/rtsp/rtsp.go
@@ -65,8 +65,17 @@ func rtspHandler(url string) (streamer.Producer, error) {
 	if err = conn.Dial(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	conn.Backchannel = true
 	if err = conn.Describe(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		// second try without backchannel, we need to reconnect
+		if err = conn.Dial(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		conn.Backchannel = false
+		if err = conn.Describe(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return conn, nil
diff --git a/pkg/rtsp/conn.go b/pkg/rtsp/conn.go
index 572e050c..598f0fc8 100644
--- a/pkg/rtsp/conn.go
+++ b/pkg/rtsp/conn.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ type Conn struct {
 
 	// public
 
+	Backchannel bool
+
 	Medias    []*streamer.Media
 	Session   string
 	UserAgent string
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ func (c *Conn) Dial() (err error) {
 	//if c.state != StateClientInit {
 	//	panic("wrong state")
 	//}
+	if c.conn != nil && c.auth != nil {
+		c.auth.Reset()
+	}
 
 	c.conn, err = net.DialTimeout(
 		"tcp", c.URL.Host, 10*time.Second,
@@ -258,21 +263,17 @@ func (c *Conn) Describe() error {
 		Method: MethodDescribe,
 		URL:    c.URL,
 		Header: map[string][]string{
-			"Accept":  {"application/sdp"},
-			"Require": {"www.onvif.org/ver20/backchannel"},
+			"Accept": {"application/sdp"},
 		},
 	}
 
+	if c.Backchannel {
+		req.Header.Set("Require", "www.onvif.org/ver20/backchannel")
+	}
+
 	res, err := c.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		if res != nil {
-			// if we have answer - give second chanse without onvif header
-			req.Header.Del("Require")
-			res, err = c.Do(req)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if val := res.Header.Get("Content-Base"); val != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/tcp/auth.go b/pkg/tcp/auth.go
index 27cb2e94..7d35ee26 100644
--- a/pkg/tcp/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/tcp/auth.go
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ func (a *Auth) Write(req *Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *Auth) Reset() {
+	if a.Method == AuthDigest {
+		a.Method = AuthUnknown
+	}
+}
+
 func Between(s, sub1, sub2 string) string {
 	i := strings.Index(s, sub1)
 	if i < 0 {