diff --git a/packages/hms_room_kit/lib/src/preview/preview_store.dart b/packages/hms_room_kit/lib/src/preview/preview_store.dart
index c1d722b06..971273c6e 100644
--- a/packages/hms_room_kit/lib/src/preview/preview_store.dart
+++ b/packages/hms_room_kit/lib/src/preview/preview_store.dart
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class PreviewStore extends ChangeNotifier
   @override
   void onRoomUpdate({required HMSRoom room, required HMSRoomUpdate update}) {
     this.room = room;
-    log("onRoomUpdate-> room: ${room.toString()} update: ${update.name}");
+    log("onRoomUpdate-> room: ${room.toString()} update: ${update.name} streamingState: ${room.hmshlsStreamingState?.state.name}");
     switch (update) {
       case HMSRoomUpdate.browserRecordingStateUpdated:
         isRecordingStarted =
@@ -194,10 +194,8 @@ class PreviewStore extends ChangeNotifier
       case HMSRoomUpdate.hlsStreamingStateUpdated:
         isHLSStreamingStarted =
             room.hmshlsStreamingState?.state == HMSStreamingState.started;
-        if (!isMeetingJoined && isRoomJoined) {
-          isRoomJoinedAndHLSStarted =
-              (room.hmshlsStreamingState?.state == HMSStreamingState.started) &&
-                  isRoomJoined;
+        if (!isMeetingJoined && isRoomJoined && isHLSStreamingStarted) {
+          isRoomJoinedAndHLSStarted = true;
           isMeetingJoined = true;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSHLSVariantExtension.kt b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSHLSVariantExtension.kt
index 823ea8296..bebd5530e 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSHLSVariantExtension.kt
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSHLSVariantExtension.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class HMSHLSVariantExtension {
             args["meeting_url"] = hmshlsVariant.meetingUrl ?: ""
             args["metadata"] = hmshlsVariant.metadata ?: ""
             hmshlsVariant.startedAt?.let {
-                args["started_at"] = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(it).toString()
+                args["started_at"] = it
             }
             return args
         }
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSRtmpStreamingState.kt b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSRtmpStreamingState.kt
index 3fe4ce4bf..04e62b4b2 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSRtmpStreamingState.kt
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/android/src/main/kotlin/live/hms/hmssdk_flutter/HMSRtmpStreamingState.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class HMSStreamingState {
             map["error"] = HMSExceptionExtension.toDictionary(rtmpStreamingState.error)
 
             rtmpStreamingState.startedAt?.let {
-                map["started_at"] = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(rtmpStreamingState.startedAt).toString()
+                map["started_at"] = it
             }
 
             map["state"] = rtmpStreamingState.state.name
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class HMSStreamingState {
             map["error"] = HMSExceptionExtension.toDictionary(serverRecordingState.error)
 
             serverRecordingState.startedAt?.let {
-                map["started_at"] = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(serverRecordingState.startedAt).toString()
+                map["started_at"] = it
             }
 
             map["state"] = serverRecordingState.state.name
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class HMSStreamingState {
             map["error"] = HMSExceptionExtension.toDictionary(browserRecordingState.error)
 
             browserRecordingState.startedAt?.let {
-                map["started_at"] = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(browserRecordingState.startedAt).toString()
+                map["started_at"] = it
             }
 
             map["initialising"] = browserRecordingState.initialising
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class HMSStreamingState {
             map["running"] = hlsRecordingState.running
 
             hlsRecordingState.startedAt?.let {
-                map["started_at"] = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(hlsRecordingState.startedAt).toString()
+                map["started_at"] = it
             }
 
             map["state"] = hlsRecordingState.state.name
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSHLSVariantExtension.swift b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSHLSVariantExtension.swift
index 8d02b750e..965b9bd34 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSHLSVariantExtension.swift
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSHLSVariantExtension.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class HMSHLSVariantExtension {
         }
 
         if let startedAt = hmshlsVariant.startedAt {
-            dict["started_at"] = "\(startedAt)"
+            dict["started_at"] =  Int(startedAt.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
         }
 
         return dict
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSStreamingStateExtension.swift b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSStreamingStateExtension.swift
index 6b573b123..e1c1895a1 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSStreamingStateExtension.swift
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/ios/Classes/Models/HMSStreamingStateExtension.swift
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class HMSStreamingStateExtension {
 
         dict["running"] = rtmp.running
         if let startedAt = rtmp.startedAt {
-            dict["started_at"] = "\(startedAt)"
+            dict["started_at"] = Int(startedAt.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
         }
         if let error = rtmp.error {
             dict.merge(HMSErrorExtension.toDictionary(error)) { (_, new) in new }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class HMSStreamingStateExtension {
 
         dict["running"] = server.running
         if let startedAt = server.startedAt {
-            dict["started_at"] = "\(startedAt)"
+            dict["started_at"] = Int(startedAt.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
         }
         if let error = server.error {
             dict.merge(HMSErrorExtension.toDictionary(error)) { (_, new) in new }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class HMSStreamingStateExtension {
 
         dict["running"] = browser.running
         if let startedAt = browser.startedAt {
-            dict["started_at"] = "\(startedAt)"
+            dict["started_at"] = Int(startedAt.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
         }
         if let error = browser.error {
             dict.merge(HMSErrorExtension.toDictionary(error)) { (_, new) in new }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class HMSStreamingStateExtension {
 
         dict["running"] = hlsRecording.running
         if let startedAt = hlsRecording.startedAt {
-            dict["started_at"] = "\(startedAt)"
+            dict["started_at"] = Int(startedAt.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
         }
         if let error = hlsRecording.error {
             dict.merge(HMSErrorExtension.toDictionary(error)) { (_, new) in new }
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_browser_recording_state.dart b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_browser_recording_state.dart
index 38b69b49f..60dc9115a 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_browser_recording_state.dart
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_browser_recording_state.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class HMSBrowserRecordingState {
         error: map["error"] != null ? HMSException.fromMap(map) : null,
         running: map['running'],
         startedAt: map['started_at'] != null
-            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromString(map['started_at'])
+            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromEpoch(map['started_at'])
             : null,
         initialising: map['initialising'],
         state: HMSRecordingStateValues.getRecordingStateFromName(
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_recording_state.dart b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_recording_state.dart
index c94bdc9a6..1ded6f1d6 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_recording_state.dart
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_recording_state.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class HMSHLSRecordingState {
             : null,
         running: map['running'],
         startedAt: map['started_at'] != null
-            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromString(map['started_at'])
+            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromEpoch(map['started_at'])
             : null,
         state: HMSRecordingStateValues.getRecordingStateFromName(
             map['state'] ?? 'NONE'));
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_variant.dart b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_variant.dart
index d875b9f06..70cd49f67 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_variant.dart
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_hls_variant.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class HMSHLSVariant {
       meetingUrl: map['meeting_url'] as String?,
       metadata: map['metadata'] as String?,
       startedAt: map['started_at'] != null
-          ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromString(map['started_at'])
+          ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromEpoch(map['started_at'])
           : null,
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_rtmp_streaming_state.dart b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_rtmp_streaming_state.dart
index d6c64c9c2..dc0af80e6 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_rtmp_streaming_state.dart
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_rtmp_streaming_state.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class HMSRtmpStreamingState {
         error: map["error"] != null ? HMSException.fromMap(map) : null,
         running: map['running'],
         startedAt: map['started_at'] != null
-            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromString(map['started_at'])
+            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromEpoch(map['started_at'])
             : null,
         state: HMSStreamingStateValues.getStreamingStateFromName(
             map['state'] ?? 'NONE'));
diff --git a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_server_recording_state.dart b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_server_recording_state.dart
index edee81a76..d7707b48b 100644
--- a/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_server_recording_state.dart
+++ b/packages/hmssdk_flutter/lib/src/model/hms_server_recording_state.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class HMSServerRecordingState {
         error: map["error"] != null ? HMSException.fromMap(map) : null,
         running: map['running'],
         startedAt: map['started_at'] != null
-            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromString(map['started_at'])
+            ? HMSDateExtension.convertDateFromEpoch(map['started_at'])
             : null,
         state: HMSRecordingStateValues.getRecordingStateFromName(
             map['state'] ?? 'NONE'));