diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_cli.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_cli.c
index 4aa2483d22..1dd9717c9f 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_cli.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_cli.c
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ static ftdm_status_t handle_print_usuage(ftdm_stream_handle_t *stream)
 	stream->write_function(stream, "ftdm ss7 lpo link X\n");
 	stream->write_function(stream, "ftdm ss7 lpr link X\n");
 	stream->write_function(stream, "\n");
+	stream->write_function(stream, "Ftmod_sangoma_ss7 Relay status:\n");
+	stream->write_function(stream, "ftdm ss7 show status relay X\n");
+	stream->write_function(stream, "\n");
 
 	return FTDM_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
index d61d822ba2..4f8c069b71 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,9 @@ static ftdm_status_t ftdm_sangoma_ss7_start(ftdm_span_t * span)
 	ftdm_clear_flag (span, FTDM_SPAN_STOP_THREAD);
 	ftdm_clear_flag (span, FTDM_SPAN_IN_THREAD);
 
+	/* check the status of all isup interfaces */
+	check_status_of_all_isup_intf();
+
 	/* throw the channels in pause */
 	for (x = 1; x < (span->chan_count + 1); x++) {
 		/* extract the channel structure and sngss7 channel data */