diff --git a/over-video.py b/over-video.py
index 570f24c..828f1b9 100755
--- a/over-video.py
+++ b/over-video.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		# --------------------------------------------------
 		# normalization pre-pass
 		
-		if (main.cfg.armed or main.cfg.dump_commands) and main.cfg.normalize:
+		if (main.cfg.armed or main.cfg.dump_commands) and main.cfg.normalize and (not main.cfg.audio == 'drop'):
 			if main.cfg.normalize_override == 0.0:
 				_print('running normalization pre-pass')