diff --git a/src/switch_core_io.c b/src/switch_core_io.c
index 22d0474e3e..1d5ff7510b 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_io.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_io.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 
 	switch_assert((*frame)->codec != NULL);
 
-	if (!(session->read_codec && (*frame)->codec && (*frame)->codec->implementation) && switch_core_codec_ready((*frame)->codec)) {
+	if (!switch_core_codec_ready(session->read_codec) || !switch_core_codec_ready((*frame)->codec)) {
 		status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 		goto done;
 	}