diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c
index 142f932b4d..8e1c925b8b 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c
@@ -230,15 +230,13 @@ switch_status_t modem_init(modem_t *modem, modem_control_handler_t control_handl
 
 #if USE_OPENPTY
 	if (openpty(&modem->master, &modem->slave, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
+        switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Fatal error: failed to initialize pty\n");
+        status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+        goto end;	
+    } 
 
-		if (modem->master < 0) {
-			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Fatal error: failed to initialize pty\n");
-			status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
-			goto end;
-		}
-
-		modem->stty = ttyname(modem->slave);
-	}
+    modem->stty = ttyname(modem->slave);
+	
 #else
 #ifdef WIN32
 	modem->slot = 4+globals.NEXT_ID++; /* need work here we start at COM4 for now*/