diff --git a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
index f30bf4ac23..727d2bccbe 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
@@ -828,8 +828,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_add(switch_core_session_t
 
 
 	if (!switch_channel_media_ready(session->channel)) {
-		if ((switch_channel_direction(session->channel) == SWITCH_CALL_DIRECTION_OUTBOUND) ||
-			switch_channel_pre_answer(session->channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (switch_channel_pre_answer(session->channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot establish media. Media bug add failed.\n");
 			return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 		}