diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.c
index 63304d2ebe..33be76e9e7 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ const char *global_cf = "voicemail_ivr.conf";
 void populate_profile_menu_event(vmivr_profile_t *profile, vmivr_menu_profile_t *menu) {
 	switch_xml_t cfg, xml, x_profiles, x_profile, x_keys, x_phrases, x_menus, x_menu, x_settings;
 
-	free_profile_menu_event(menu);
-
 	if (!(xml = switch_xml_open_cfg(global_cf, &cfg, NULL))) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Open of %s failed\n", global_cf);
 		goto end;
@@ -48,10 +46,18 @@ void populate_profile_menu_event(vmivr_profile_t *profile, vmivr_menu_profile_t
 		goto end;
 	}
 
-        if (profile->event_settings) {
+	if (profile->event_settings && menu->event_settings) {
+		/* TODO Replace this with a switch_event_merge_not_set(...) */
+		switch_event_t *menu_default;
+		switch_event_create(&menu_default, SWITCH_EVENT_REQUEST_PARAMS);
+		switch_event_merge(menu_default, menu->event_settings);
+		switch_event_destroy(&menu->event_settings);
+		
 		switch_event_create(&menu->event_settings, SWITCH_EVENT_REQUEST_PARAMS);
-                switch_event_merge(menu->event_settings, profile->event_settings);
-        }
+		switch_event_merge(menu->event_settings, profile->event_settings);
+		switch_event_merge(menu->event_settings, menu_default);
+		switch_event_destroy(&menu_default);
+	}
 
 
 	if ((x_profile = switch_xml_find_child(x_profiles, "profile", "name", profile->name))) {
@@ -93,9 +99,9 @@ void free_profile_menu_event(vmivr_menu_profile_t *menu) {
 	if (menu->event_phrases) {
 		switch_event_destroy(&menu->event_phrases);
 	}
-        if (menu->event_settings) {
-                switch_event_destroy(&menu->event_settings);
-        }
+	if (menu->event_settings) {
+		switch_event_destroy(&menu->event_settings);
+	}
 
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +138,8 @@ vmivr_profile_t *get_profile(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *profile
 		profile->menu_check_main = "std_main_menu";
 		profile->menu_check_terminate = "std_purge";
 
+		/* TODO Create event_settings and add default settings here  */
+
 		if ((x_settings = switch_xml_child(x_profile, "settings"))) {
 			switch_event_import_xml(switch_xml_child(x_settings, "param"), "name", "value", &profile->event_settings);
 		}
@@ -184,3 +192,8 @@ end:
 	return profile;
 }
 
+void free_profile(vmivr_profile_t *profile) {
+	if (profile->event_settings) {
+		switch_event_destroy(&profile->event_settings);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.h
index a78dc63040..de5fb51609 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/config.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct vmivr_menu_profile {
 typedef struct vmivr_menu_profile vmivr_menu_profile_t;
 
 vmivr_profile_t *get_profile(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *profile_name);
+void free_profile(vmivr_profile_t *profile);
 
 void free_profile_menu_event(vmivr_menu_profile_t *menu);
 void populate_profile_menu_event(vmivr_profile_t *profile, vmivr_menu_profile_t *menu);
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/mod_voicemail_ivr.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/mod_voicemail_ivr.c
index a576b45536..51bfa6a521 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/mod_voicemail_ivr.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail_ivr/mod_voicemail_ivr.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(voicemail_ivr_function)
 				}
 				if (fPtrTerminate) {
 					fPtrTerminate(session, profile);
-				}			
+				}
+				free_profile(profile);
+
 			} else {
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Profile '%s' not found\n", profile_name);
 			}