diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a9b71d..48ea5c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ recorder:
   dirFileMode: 0700
   # File mode permissions for the recording files (octal)
   fileMode: 0700
+  # Whether to write to /dev/null instead of a file (for testing)
+  writeToDevNull: false
 
 pubsub:
   channels:
diff --git a/config/bbb-webrtc-recorder.yml b/config/bbb-webrtc-recorder.yml
index 851e858..ad41333 100644
--- a/config/bbb-webrtc-recorder.yml
+++ b/config/bbb-webrtc-recorder.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ recorder:
   directory: /var/lib/bbb-webrtc-recorder
   dirFileMode: 0700
   fileMode: 0600
+  writeToDevNull: false
 
 pubsub:
   channels:
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index fce93d9..04167d2 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) SetDefaults() {
 
 	cfg.Recorder.DirFileMode = "0700"
 	cfg.Recorder.FileMode = "0600"
+	cfg.Recorder.WriteToDevNull = false
 	cfg.PubSub.Channels = Channels{
 		Subscribe: "to-" + cfg.App.Name,
 		Publish:   "from-" + cfg.App.Name,
@@ -67,9 +68,10 @@ func (cfg *Config) SetDefaults() {
 }
 
 type Recorder struct {
-	Directory   string `yaml:"directory,omitempty"`
-	DirFileMode string `yaml:"dirFileMode,omitempty"`
-	FileMode    string `yaml:"fileMode,omitempty"`
+	Directory      string `yaml:"directory,omitempty"`
+	DirFileMode    string `yaml:"dirFileMode,omitempty"`
+	FileMode       string `yaml:"fileMode,omitempty"`
+	WriteToDevNull bool   `yaml:"writeToDevNull,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Redis struct {
diff --git a/internal/webrtc/recorder/recorder.go b/internal/webrtc/recorder/recorder.go
index 3ff8ac5..be3951b 100644
--- a/internal/webrtc/recorder/recorder.go
+++ b/internal/webrtc/recorder/recorder.go
@@ -34,35 +34,43 @@ func NewRecorder(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Recorder, file string) (Recorde
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("directory does not exist %s", cfg.Directory)
 	}
 
-	file = path.Clean(dir + string(os.PathSeparator) + file)
-	fileDir := path.Dir(file)
+	// If we are not writing to /dev/null, we need to check if the file exists
+	// and if the directory is writable.
+	if !cfg.WriteToDevNull {
+		file = path.Clean(dir + string(os.PathSeparator) + file)
+		fileDir := path.Dir(file)
 
-	if stat, err := os.Stat(fileDir); err != nil {
-		log.WithField("session", ctx.Value("session")).
-			Debug(stat)
+		if stat, err := os.Stat(fileDir); err != nil {
+			log.WithField("session", ctx.Value("session")).
+				Debug(stat)
 
-		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file directory is not accessible %s", fileDir)
-		}
+			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("file directory is not accessible %s", fileDir)
+			}
 
-		var dirFileMode os.FileMode
-		if parsedFileMode, err := strconv.ParseUint(cfg.DirFileMode, 0, 32); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid file mode %s", cfg.DirFileMode)
-		} else {
-			dirFileMode = os.FileMode(parsedFileMode)
-		}
+			var dirFileMode os.FileMode
+			if parsedFileMode, err := strconv.ParseUint(cfg.DirFileMode, 0, 32); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid file mode %s", cfg.DirFileMode)
+			} else {
+				dirFileMode = os.FileMode(parsedFileMode)
+			}
 
-		err = os.MkdirAll(fileDir, dirFileMode)
+			err = os.MkdirAll(fileDir, dirFileMode)
 
-		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file directory could not be created %s", fileDir)
+			if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("file directory could not be created %s", fileDir)
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	if stat, err := os.Stat(file); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		log.WithField("session", ctx.Value("session")).
-			Debug(stat)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file already exists %s", file)
+		if stat, err := os.Stat(file); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.WithField("session", ctx.Value("session")).
+				Debug(stat)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file already exists %s", file)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// We're writing to /dev/null - see the recorder.writeToDevNull config
+		// (for testing purposes)
+		file = os.DevNull
 	}
 
 	var fileMode os.FileMode