diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c b/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
index 2819995147..57161bfb36 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_record_file(switch_core_session_t *se
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_channel_pre_answer(channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_channel_answer(channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 	
@@ -513,10 +513,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_record_file(switch_core_session_t *se
 		asis = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_channel_pre_answer(channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
-	}
-
 	if ((p = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "RECORD_TITLE"))) {
 		vval = switch_core_session_strdup(session, p);
 		switch_core_file_set_string(fh, SWITCH_AUDIO_COL_STR_TITLE, vval);