diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
index 6245918fa6..3b3cc9af72 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
@@ -1098,8 +1098,6 @@ static switch_status_t sofia_write_video_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, s
 static switch_status_t sofia_read_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_frame_t **frame, switch_io_flag_t flags, int stream_id)
 {
 	private_object_t *tech_pvt = switch_core_session_get_private(session);
-	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
-	uint32_t sanity = 1000;
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 
 	switch_assert(tech_pvt != NULL);
@@ -1113,18 +1111,10 @@ static switch_status_t sofia_read_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_f
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	while (!(switch_core_media_ready(tech_pvt->session, SWITCH_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO))){// && !switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_REQ_MEDIA))) {
-		switch_ivr_parse_all_messages(tech_pvt->session);
-
-		if (--sanity && switch_channel_up(channel)) {
-			switch_yield(10000);
-		} else {
-			switch_channel_hangup(tech_pvt->channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_RECOVERY_ON_TIMER_EXPIRE);
-			return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
-		}
+	if (!(switch_core_media_ready(tech_pvt->session, SWITCH_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO))){
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_INUSE;
 	}
 
-
 	sofia_set_flag_locked(tech_pvt, TFLAG_READING);
 
 	if (sofia_test_flag(tech_pvt, TFLAG_HUP) || sofia_test_flag(tech_pvt, TFLAG_BYE)) {
@@ -1146,14 +1136,26 @@ static switch_status_t sofia_write_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_
 
 	switch_assert(tech_pvt != NULL);
 
-	while (!(switch_core_media_ready(tech_pvt->session, SWITCH_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) && !switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_REQ_MEDIA))) {
-		if (switch_channel_ready(channel)) {
-			switch_yield(10000);
+
+	if (!switch_core_media_ready(tech_pvt->session, SWITCH_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO)) {
+		if (switch_channel_up_nosig(channel)) {
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		} else {
 			return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_REQ_MEDIA)) {
+		if (++tech_pvt->req_media_counter > 2000) {
+			switch_channel_clear_flag(channel, CF_REQ_MEDIA);
+			switch_channel_hangup(channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_RECOVERY_ON_TIMER_EXPIRE);
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+		} else {
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+		}
+	} else {
+		tech_pvt->req_media_counter = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (sofia_test_flag(tech_pvt, TFLAG_HUP)) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
index 34040912c1..a66fc92420 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ struct private_object {
 	uint32_t sent_invites;
 	uint32_t recv_invites;
 	uint8_t sent_last_invite;
+	uint32_t req_media_counter;
 };