diff --git a/transcode/transcode.go b/transcode/transcode.go
index 3ad2a01c5..942fbdbc0 100644
--- a/transcode/transcode.go
+++ b/transcode/transcode.go
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ func transcodeSegment(
 	} else {
 		transcodeConf.ForceSessionReinit = false
 	}
+	// This is a temporary workaround that implements the same logic
+	// as the previous if block -- a new manifestID will force a
+	// T session re-init between segment at index=0 and index=1.
+	if int64(segment.Index) == 0 {
+		manifestID = manifestID + "_clip"
+	}
 
 	var tr clients.TranscodeResult
 	err := backoff.Retry(func() error {