diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 78b3827aa9..21e80e28d5 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_core_get_switchname(void);
   \param value the value of the variable
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_set_variable(_In_z_ const char *varname, _In_opt_z_ const char *value);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_get_variables(switch_event_t **event);
 
 /*! 
   \brief Conditionally add a global variable to the core
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 655dea39c0..827d7ea65b 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -3337,7 +3337,7 @@ static void do_execute_on(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *variable)
 	char *app;
 
 	app = switch_core_session_strdup(channel->session, variable);
-	
+	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "EXEC %s\n", app);
 	for(p = app; p && *p; p++) {
 		if (*p == ' ' || (*p == ':' && (*(p+1) != ':'))) {
 			*p++ = '\0';
@@ -3360,10 +3360,12 @@ static void do_execute_on(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *variable)
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_execute_on(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *variable_prefix)
 {
 	switch_event_header_t *hp;
-	switch_event_t *event;
+	switch_event_t *event, *cevent;
 	int x = 0;
 
-	switch_channel_get_variables(channel, &event);
+	switch_core_get_variables(&event);
+	switch_channel_get_variables(channel, &cevent);
+	switch_event_merge(event, cevent);
 	
 	for (hp = event->headers; hp; hp = hp->next) {
 		char *var = hp->name;
@@ -3384,6 +3386,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_execute_on(switch_channel_t *chan
 	}
 	
 	switch_event_destroy(&event);
+	switch_event_destroy(&cevent);
 
 	return x ? SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS : SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 60e133c730..64ad73c685 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -307,6 +307,15 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_core_get_switchname(void)
 }
 
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_get_variables(switch_event_t **event)
+{
+	switch_status_t status;
+	switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(runtime.global_var_rwlock);
+	status = switch_event_dup(event, runtime.global_vars);
+	switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(runtime.global_var_rwlock);
+	return status;
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_core_get_variable(const char *varname)
 {
 	char *val;
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index 7a20f87b5c..2d80d93573 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@ static void *audio_bridge_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 		}
 #endif
 
-		if (read_frame_count > DEFAULT_LEAD_FRAMES && switch_channel_media_ack(chan_a)) {
-			
+		if (read_frame_count == DEFAULT_LEAD_FRAMES && switch_channel_media_ack(chan_a)) {
 			switch_channel_execute_on(chan_a, SWITCH_CHANNEL_EXECUTE_ON_PRE_BRIDGE_VARIABLE);
 
 			if (!inner_bridge) {
@@ -373,8 +372,9 @@ static void *audio_bridge_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 				switch_core_session_execute_application_async(session_a, exec_app, exec_data);
 				exec_app = exec_data = NULL;
 			}
+		}
 
-
+		if (read_frame_count >= DEFAULT_LEAD_FRAMES && switch_channel_media_ack(chan_a)) {
 			if ((bypass_media_after_bridge || switch_channel_test_flag(chan_b, CF_BYPASS_MEDIA_AFTER_BRIDGE)) && switch_channel_test_flag(chan_a, CF_ANSWERED)
 				&& switch_channel_test_flag(chan_b, CF_ANSWERED)) {
 				switch_ivr_nomedia(switch_core_session_get_uuid(session_a), SMF_REBRIDGE);