Index: apps/codecs/wav_enc.c
===================================================================
--- apps/codecs/wav_enc.c	(revision 14915)
+++ apps/codecs/wav_enc.c	(working copy)
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@
     struct riff_header hdr;
     uint32_t data_size;
 
+    /* always _try_ to write the file header, even on error
     if (!is_file_data_ok(data))
         return false;
+    */
 
     if (ci->lseek(data->rec_file, 0, SEEK_SET) != 0 ||
         ci->read(data->rec_file, &hdr, sizeof (hdr)) != sizeof (hdr))
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@
 
     /* reset parameters to initial state */
     ci->enc_set_parameters(NULL);
- 
+
     /* main application waits for this flag during encoder removing */
     ci->enc_codec_loaded = 0;
 
Index: firmware/pcm_record.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/pcm_record.c	(revision 14915)
+++ firmware/pcm_record.c	(working copy)
@@ -1022,7 +1022,10 @@
         INC_ENC_INDEX(enc_rd_index);
 
         if (errors != 0)
+        {
+            pcmrec_end_file();
             break;
+        }
 
         if (flush_num == PCMREC_FLUSH_MINI &&
                 ++chunks_flushed >= MINI_CHUNKS)
@@ -1632,7 +1635,6 @@
                 if (is_recording)
                     break;
                 pcmrec_close();
-                reset_hardware();
                 /* Be sure other threads are released if waiting */
                 queue_clear(&pcmrec_queue);
                 flush_interrupts = 0;