diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index a5b7d341db..9ea68fdc72 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_collect_digits_count(switch_core_sess
 	if (digit_timeout && first_timeout) {
 		eff_timeout = first_timeout;
 	} else if (digit_timeout && !first_timeout) {
-		first_timeout = eff_timeout = digit_timeout;
+		eff_timeout = digit_timeout;
 	} else if (first_timeout) {
 		digit_timeout = eff_timeout = first_timeout;
 	}