diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
index 2b44018665..6d28bc01f9 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
@@ -1587,6 +1587,8 @@ static switch_status_t sofia_receive_message(switch_core_session_t *session, swi
 
 	case SWITCH_MESSAGE_INDICATE_BRIDGE:
 		{
+
+			switch_channel_set_variable(channel, SOFIA_REPLACES_HEADER, NULL);
 			sofia_glue_tech_track(tech_pvt->profile, session);
 
 			sofia_set_flag(tech_pvt, TFLAG_SIMPLIFY);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index dc4fcfb0f0..281aa511da 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -6797,6 +6797,9 @@ void sofia_handle_sip_i_refer(nua_t *nua, sofia_profile_t *profile, nua_handle_t
 
 	nua_respond(nh, SIP_202_ACCEPTED, NUTAG_WITH_THIS_MSG(de->data->e_msg), SIPTAG_EXPIRES_STR("60"), TAG_END());
 
+
+	switch_channel_set_variable(tech_pvt->channel, SOFIA_REPLACES_HEADER, NULL);
+
 	if (sip->sip_referred_by) {
 		full_ref_by = sip_header_as_string(home, (void *) sip->sip_referred_by);
 	}