diff --git a/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.cpp b/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.cpp
index b72b9dda6da..0267fafbad3 100644
--- a/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ ShoutConnection::ShoutConnection(BroadcastProfilePtr profile,
         errorDialog(tr("Error setting non-blocking mode:"),
                 shout_get_error(m_pShout));
     }
+
+#ifdef SHOUT_TLS
+    // Libshout defaults to SHOUT_TLS_AUTO if build with SHOUT_TLS
+    // Sometimes autodetection fails, resulting into no metadata send
+    // https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/1817395
+    if (shout_set_tls(m_pShout, SHOUT_TLS_DISABLED) != SHOUTERR_SUCCESS) {
+        errorDialog(tr("Error setting tls mode:"),
+                shout_get_error(m_pShout));
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
 ShoutConnection::~ShoutConnection() {
@@ -147,6 +157,13 @@ QByteArray ShoutConnection::encodeString(const QString& string) {
     return string.toLatin1();
 }
 
+void ShoutConnection::insertMetaData(const char *pName, const char *pValue) {
+    int ret = shout_metadata_add(m_pShoutMetaData, pName, pValue);
+    if (ret != SHOUTERR_SUCCESS) {
+        kLogger.warning() << "shout_metadata_add" << pName << "fails with error code" << ret;
+    }
+}
+
 void ShoutConnection::updateFromPreferences() {
     kLogger.debug() << m_pProfile->getProfileName()
                     << ": updating from preferences";
@@ -179,17 +196,19 @@ void ShoutConnection::updateFromPreferences() {
     // strings to pass to libshout.
 
     QString codec = m_pProfile->getMetadataCharset();
-    QByteArray baCodec = codec.toLatin1();
-    m_pTextCodec = QTextCodec::codecForName(baCodec);
-    if (!m_pTextCodec) {
-        kLogger.warning()
-                << "Couldn't find broadcast metadata codec for codec:" << codec
-                << " defaulting to ISO-8859-1.";
+    if (!codec.isEmpty()) {
+        QByteArray baCodec = codec.toLatin1();
+        m_pTextCodec = QTextCodec::codecForName(baCodec);
+        if (!m_pTextCodec) {
+            kLogger.warning()
+                    << "Couldn't find broadcast metadata codec for codec:" << codec
+                    << " defaulting to ISO-8859-1.";
+        } else {
+            // Indicates our metadata is in the provided charset.
+            insertMetaData("charset",  baCodec.constData());
+        }
     }
 
-    // Indicates our metadata is in the provided charset.
-    shout_metadata_add(m_pShoutMetaData, "charset",  baCodec.constData());
-
     QString serverType = m_pProfile->getServertype();
 
     QString host = m_pProfile->getHost();
@@ -705,8 +724,14 @@ bool ShoutConnection::metaDataHasChanged() {
 
 void ShoutConnection::updateMetaData() {
     setFunctionCode(5);
-    if (!m_pShout || !m_pShoutMetaData)
+    if (!m_pShout) {
+        kLogger.debug() << "updateMetaData failed, invalid m_pShout";
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!m_pShoutMetaData) {
+        kLogger.debug() << "updateMetaData failed, invalid m_pShoutMetaData";
         return;
+    }
 
     /**
      * If track has changed and static metadata is disabled
@@ -742,8 +767,8 @@ void ShoutConnection::updateMetaData() {
             // old way for those use cases.
             if (!m_format_is_mp3 && m_protocol_is_icecast2) {
             	setFunctionCode(9);
-                shout_metadata_add(m_pShoutMetaData, "artist",  encodeString(artist).constData());
-                shout_metadata_add(m_pShoutMetaData, "title",  encodeString(title).constData());
+            	insertMetaData("artist", encodeString(artist).constData());
+            	insertMetaData("title", encodeString(title).constData());
             } else {
                 // we are going to take the metadata format and replace all
                 // the references to $title and $artist by doing a single
@@ -775,10 +800,13 @@ void ShoutConnection::updateMetaData() {
 
                 QByteArray baSong = encodeString(metadataFinal);
                 setFunctionCode(10);
-                shout_metadata_add(m_pShoutMetaData, "song",  baSong.constData());
+                insertMetaData("song",  baSong.constData());
             }
             setFunctionCode(11);
-            shout_set_metadata(m_pShout, m_pShoutMetaData);
+            int ret = shout_set_metadata(m_pShout, m_pShoutMetaData);
+            if (ret != SHOUTERR_SUCCESS) {
+                kLogger.warning() << "shout_set_metadata fails with error code" << ret;
+            }
         }
     } else {
         // Otherwise we might use static metadata
@@ -788,14 +816,11 @@ void ShoutConnection::updateMetaData() {
             // see comment above...
             if (!m_format_is_mp3 && m_protocol_is_icecast2) {
             	setFunctionCode(12);
-                shout_metadata_add(
-                        m_pShoutMetaData,"artist",encodeString(m_customArtist).constData());
-
-                shout_metadata_add(
-                        m_pShoutMetaData,"title",encodeString(m_customTitle).constData());
+                insertMetaData("artist", encodeString(m_customArtist).constData());
+                insertMetaData("title", encodeString(m_customTitle).constData());
             } else {
                 QByteArray baCustomSong = encodeString(m_customArtist.isEmpty() ? m_customTitle : m_customArtist + " - " + m_customTitle);
-                shout_metadata_add(m_pShoutMetaData, "song", baCustomSong.constData());
+                insertMetaData("song", baCustomSong.constData());
             }
 
             setFunctionCode(13);
diff --git a/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.h b/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.h
index 225fdef9b8e..d771a0871d8 100644
--- a/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.h
+++ b/src/engine/sidechain/shoutconnection.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class ShoutConnection
     bool waitForRetry();
 
     void tryReconnect();
+    void insertMetaData(const char *name, const char *value);
 
     QTextCodec* m_pTextCodec;
     TrackPointer m_pMetaData;