diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.cpp b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
index 89e47edeb..ba5ac51cb 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
@@ -2312,6 +2312,17 @@ bool Monitor::Analyse() {
                 Info("%s: %03d - Closing event %" PRIu64 ", continuous end, alarm begins. Event alarm frames %d < alarm_frame_count %d",
                     name.c_str(), snap->image_index, event->Id(), event->AlarmFrames(), alarm_frame_count);
                 closeEvent();
+              // If we should end the event and start a new event because the current event is longer than the request section length
+              } else if (event->Duration() > section_length) {
+                Info("%s: %03d - Closing event %" PRIu64 ", section end forced still alarmed %" PRIi64 " - %" PRIi64 " = %" PRIi64 " >= %" PRIi64 ,
+                    name.c_str(),
+                    snap->image_index,
+                    event->Id(),
+                    static_cast<int64>(std::chrono::duration_cast<Seconds>(snap->timestamp.time_since_epoch()).count()),
+                    static_cast<int64>(std::chrono::duration_cast<Seconds>(event->StartTime().time_since_epoch()).count()),
+                    static_cast<int64>(std::chrono::duration_cast<Seconds>(snap->timestamp - event->StartTime()).count()),
+                    static_cast<int64>(Seconds(section_length).count()));
+                closeEvent();
               } else {
                 Debug(1, "Not Closing event %" PRIu64 ", continuous end, alarm begins. Event alarm frames %d < alarm_frame_count %d",
                     event->Id(), event->AlarmFrames(), alarm_frame_count);