diff --git a/sdk/communication/AzureCommunicationChat/Tests/ChatClientDVRTests.swift b/sdk/communication/AzureCommunicationChat/Tests/ChatClientDVRTests.swift
index 6a485d8a5..74f429a9c 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/AzureCommunicationChat/Tests/ChatClientDVRTests.swift
+++ b/sdk/communication/AzureCommunicationChat/Tests/ChatClientDVRTests.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ChatClientDVRTests: XCTestCase {
     /// ChatClient initialized in setup.
     private var chatClient: ChatClient!
 
-    private var transport: DVRSessionTransport?
+    private var transport: TransportStage!
 
     /// Test mode.
     private var mode = environmentVariable(forKey: "TEST_MODE", default: "playback")
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ChatClientDVRTests: XCTestCase {
         let fullname = self.name
         var testName = fullname.split(separator: " ")[1]
         testName.removeLast()
-        transport = DVRSessionTransport(cassetteName: String(testName))
+        transport = mode != "live" ? DVRSessionTransport(cassetteName: String(testName)) : URLSessionTransport()
         let transportOptions = TransportOptions(transport: transport)
         let options = AzureCommunicationChatClientOptions(transportOptions: transportOptions)
         transport?.open()
diff --git a/sdk/test/AzureTest/DVRSessionTransport.swift b/sdk/test/AzureTest/DVRSessionTransport.swift
index d3d5c7178..fa767362f 100644
--- a/sdk/test/AzureTest/DVRSessionTransport.swift
+++ b/sdk/test/AzureTest/DVRSessionTransport.swift
@@ -64,8 +64,14 @@ public class DVRSessionTransport: TransportStage {
         }
         session = Session(outputDirectory: outputDirectory, cassetteName: cassetteName)
         if environmentVariable(forKey: "TEST_MODE", default: "playback") == "record" {
+            session?.recordMode = .all
             session?.recordingEnabled = true
             session?.beginRecording()
+            
+        }
+        else { // when live DVR isn't used, so anything else is treated as playback
+            session?.recordMode = .none
+            session?.recordingEnabled = false
         }
     }