diff --git a/record/CHANGELOG.md b/record/CHANGELOG.md
index cd85c317..7d7b12b8 100644
--- a/record/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/record/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 5.0.2
+* fix: Creation sequence which may lead to unexpected behaviours.
+
 ## 5.0.1
 * fix: close state stream controller on dispose.
 
diff --git a/record/lib/src/record.dart b/record/lib/src/record.dart
index 05bda636..0aea5e4b 100644
--- a/record/lib/src/record.dart
+++ b/record/lib/src/record.dart
@@ -19,30 +19,23 @@ class AudioRecorder {
   Timer? _amplitudeTimer;
   late Duration _amplitudeTimerInterval;
 
+  // Recorder ID
   final String _recorderId;
+  // Flag to create the recorder if needed with `_recorderId`.
+  bool? _created;
 
-  /// Completer to wait until the native player and its event stream are
-  /// created.
-  final _createCompleter = Completer<void>();
+  AudioRecorder() : _recorderId = _uuid.v4();
 
-  AudioRecorder() : _recorderId = _uuid.v4() {
-    _create();
-  }
-
-  Future<void> _create() async {
-    try {
-      await RecordPlatform.instance.create(_recorderId);
+  Future<bool> _create() async {
+    await RecordPlatform.instance.create(_recorderId);
 
-      final stream = RecordPlatform.instance.onStateChanged(_recorderId);
-      _stateStreamSubscription = stream.listen(
-        _stateStreamCtrl.add,
-        onError: _stateStreamCtrl.addError,
-      );
+    final stream = RecordPlatform.instance.onStateChanged(_recorderId);
+    _stateStreamSubscription = stream.listen(
+      _stateStreamCtrl.add,
+      onError: _stateStreamCtrl.addError,
+    );
 
-      _createCompleter.complete();
-    } catch (e, stackTrace) {
-      _createCompleter.completeError(e, stackTrace);
-    }
+    return true;
   }
 
   /// Starts new recording session.
@@ -55,7 +48,7 @@ class AudioRecorder {
     RecordConfig config, {
     required String path,
   }) async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
 
     await RecordPlatform.instance.start(_recorderId, config, path: path);
 
@@ -67,7 +60,7 @@ class AudioRecorder {
   /// When stopping the record, you must rely on stream close event to get
   /// full recorded data.
   Future<Stream<Uint8List>> startStream(RecordConfig config) async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     await _stopRecordStream();
 
     final stream = await RecordPlatform.instance.startStream(
@@ -95,7 +88,7 @@ class AudioRecorder {
   ///
   /// Returns the output path if any.
   Future<String?> stop() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     _amplitudeTimer?.cancel();
 
     final path = await RecordPlatform.instance.stop(_recorderId);
@@ -107,14 +100,14 @@ class AudioRecorder {
 
   /// Pauses recording session.
   Future<void> pause() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     _amplitudeTimer?.cancel();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.pause(_recorderId);
   }
 
   /// Resumes recording session after [pause].
   Future<void> resume() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     _startAmplitudeTimer();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.resume(_recorderId);
   }
@@ -122,19 +115,19 @@ class AudioRecorder {
   /// Checks if there's valid recording session.
   /// So if session is paused, this method will still return [true].
   Future<bool> isRecording() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.isRecording(_recorderId);
   }
 
   /// Checks if recording session is paused.
   Future<bool> isPaused() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.isPaused(_recorderId);
   }
 
   /// Checks and requests for audio record permission.
   Future<bool> hasPermission() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.hasPermission(_recorderId);
   }
 
@@ -145,20 +138,20 @@ class AudioRecorder {
   /// On web, and in general, you should already have permission before
   /// accessing this method otherwise the list may return an empty list.
   Future<List<InputDevice>> listInputDevices() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.listInputDevices(_recorderId);
   }
 
   /// Gets current average & max amplitudes (dBFS)
   /// Always returns zeros on unsupported platforms
   Future<Amplitude> getAmplitude() async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.getAmplitude(_recorderId);
   }
 
   /// Checks if the given encoder is supported on the current platform.
   Future<bool> isEncoderSupported(AudioEncoder encoder) async {
-    await _createCompleter.future;
+    _created ??= await _create();
     return RecordPlatform.instance.isEncoderSupported(_recorderId, encoder);
   }
 
diff --git a/record/pubspec.yaml b/record/pubspec.yaml
index 3ca10ce8..7237d89d 100644
--- a/record/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/record/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: record
-description: Audio recorder from microphone to a given file path with multiple codecs, bit rate and sampling rate options.
-version: 5.0.1
+description: Audio recorder from microphone to file or stream with multiple codecs, bit rate and sampling rate options.
+version: 5.0.2
 homepage: https://github.com/llfbandit/record/tree/master/record
 
 environment:
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
 
+  # https://pub.dev/packages/uuid
   uuid: ">=3.0.7 <5.0.0"
 
   record_platform_interface: ^1.0.2
-  record_web: ^1.0.0
-  record_windows: ^1.0.0
+  record_web: ^1.0.4
+  record_windows: ^1.0.2
   record_linux: '>=0.5.0 <1.0.0'
-  record_android: ^1.0.0
-  record_darwin: ^1.0.0
+  record_android: ^1.0.4
+  record_darwin: ^1.0.1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   # https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_lints
diff --git a/record_windows/CHANGELOG.md b/record_windows/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e9e1f3f..6022ad25 100644
--- a/record_windows/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/record_windows/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 1.0.2
+* fix: Quick creation/start/stop sequence resulting in a crash.
+
 ## 1.0.1
 * fix: UTF-16 to UTF-8 could fail.
 
diff --git a/record_windows/pubspec.yaml b/record_windows/pubspec.yaml
index d9f84305..a0cf8022 100644
--- a/record_windows/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/record_windows/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: record_windows
 description: Windows specific implementation for record package called by record_platform_interface.
-version: 1.0.1
+version: 1.0.2
 homepage: https://github.com/llfbandit/record/tree/master/record_windows
 
 environment:
diff --git a/record_windows/windows/record.cpp b/record_windows/windows/record.cpp
index 76a27b7f..836cdb4e 100644
--- a/record_windows/windows/record.cpp
+++ b/record_windows/windows/record.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ namespace record_windows
 	{
 		HRESULT hr = S_OK;
 
+		// Release reader callback first
+		SafeRelease(m_pReader);
+
 		if (m_pSource)
 		{
 			hr = m_pSource->Stop();
@@ -282,7 +285,6 @@ namespace record_windows
 
 		SafeRelease(m_pSource);
 		SafeRelease(m_pPresentationDescriptor);
-		SafeRelease(m_pReader);
 		SafeRelease(m_pWriter);
 		SafeRelease(m_pMediaType);
 		m_pConfig = nullptr;
diff --git a/record_windows/windows/record_readercallback.cpp b/record_windows/windows/record_readercallback.cpp
index 63b269b6..213c96c2 100644
--- a/record_windows/windows/record_readercallback.cpp
+++ b/record_windows/windows/record_readercallback.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace record_windows
 		else
 		{
 			// Reader error.
-			auto errorText = std::system_category().message(hr);
+			auto errorText = std::system_category().message(hrStatus);
 			printf("Record: Error when reading sample (0x%X)\n%s\n", hrStatus, errorText.c_str());
 
 			Stop();