diff --git a/apps/app_confbridge.c b/apps/app_confbridge.c
index 70844d6a4b..2fa7904e10 100644
--- a/apps/app_confbridge.c
+++ b/apps/app_confbridge.c
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to load config. Not loading module.\n");
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
-	if ((ast_custom_function_register(&confbridge_function))) {
+	if ((ast_custom_function_register_escalating(&confbridge_function, AST_CFE_WRITE))) {
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
 	}
 	if ((ast_custom_function_register(&confbridge_info_function))) {
@@ -3220,7 +3220,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeKick", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_confbridgekick);
 	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeUnlock", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_confbridgeunlock);
 	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeLock", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_confbridgelock);
-	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeStartRecord", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_confbridgestartrecord);
+	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeStartRecord", EVENT_FLAG_SYSTEM, action_confbridgestartrecord);
 	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeStopRecord", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_confbridgestoprecord);
 	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("ConfbridgeSetSingleVideoSrc", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_confbridgesetsinglevideosrc);
 	if (res) {