diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 193908ef14..7aba5f10af 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	SMBF_READ_REPLACE = (1 << 3),
 	SMBF_READ_PING = (1 << 4),
 	SMBF_STEREO = (1 << 5),
-	SMBF_RECORD_ANSWER_REQ = (1 << 6),
+	SMBF_ANSWER_REQ = (1 << 6),
 	SMBF_THREAD_LOCK = (1 << 7)
 } switch_media_bug_flag_enum_t;
 typedef uint32_t switch_media_bug_flag_t;
diff --git a/src/switch_core_io.c b/src/switch_core_io.c
index e2d002b0ec..bbf661152e 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_io.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_io.c
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 			switch_bool_t ok = SWITCH_TRUE;
 			switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(session->bug_rwlock);
 			for (bp = session->bugs; bp; bp = bp->next) {
+				if (!switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_ANSWER_REQ)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				if (bp->ready && switch_test_flag(bp, SMBF_READ_STREAM)) {
 					switch_mutex_lock(bp->read_mutex);
 					switch_buffer_write(bp->raw_read_buffer, read_frame->data, read_frame->datalen);
@@ -496,6 +500,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 			switch_bool_t ok = SWITCH_TRUE;
 			switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(session->bug_rwlock);
 			for (bp = session->bugs; bp; bp = bp->next) {
+				if (!switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_ANSWER_REQ)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				if (bp->ready && switch_test_flag(bp, SMBF_READ_PING)) {
 					switch_mutex_lock(bp->read_mutex);
 					if (bp->callback) {
@@ -760,6 +768,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_frame(switch_core_sess
 			if (!bp->ready) {
 				continue;
 			}
+
+			if (!switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_ANSWER_REQ)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (switch_test_flag(bp, SMBF_WRITE_STREAM)) {
 
 				switch_mutex_lock(bp->write_mutex);
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
index dbed565ba1..014abb2c0f 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_add(switch_core_session_t
 	switch_size_t bytes;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t read_impl = {0};
 	switch_codec_implementation_t write_impl = {0};
-	
+	const char *p;
 
 	if (!switch_channel_media_ready(session->channel)) {
 		if (switch_channel_pre_answer(session->channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_add(switch_core_session_t
 
 	*new_bug = NULL;
 
+
+	if ((p = switch_channel_get_variable(session->channel, "media_bug_answer_req")) && switch_true(p)) {
+		flags |= SMBF_ANSWER_REQ;
+	}
+
 #if 0
 	if (flags & SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE) {
 		switch_thread_rwlock_wrlock(session->bug_rwlock);
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_async.c b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
index 43b74b59ec..945ec06a5f 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_async.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
@@ -459,20 +459,18 @@ static switch_bool_t record_callback(switch_media_bug_t *bug, void *user_data, s
 			}
 
 			if (rh->fh) {
-				if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_ANSWERED) || !switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bug, SMBF_RECORD_ANSWER_REQ)) {
-					switch_size_t len;
-					uint8_t data[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE];
-					switch_frame_t frame = { 0 };
+				switch_size_t len;
+				uint8_t data[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE];
+				switch_frame_t frame = { 0 };
 					
+				frame.data = data;
+				frame.buflen = SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE;
 					
-					frame.data = data;
-					frame.buflen = SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE;
-					
-					while (switch_core_media_bug_read(bug, &frame, SWITCH_TRUE) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && !switch_test_flag((&frame), SFF_CNG)) {
-						len = (switch_size_t) frame.datalen / 2;
-						if (len) switch_core_file_write(rh->fh, data, &len);
-					}
+				while (switch_core_media_bug_read(bug, &frame, SWITCH_TRUE) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && !switch_test_flag((&frame), SFF_CNG)) {
+					len = (switch_size_t) frame.datalen / 2;
+					if (len) switch_core_file_write(rh->fh, data, &len);
 				}
+				
 
 				switch_core_file_close(rh->fh);
 				if (rh->fh->samples_out < read_impl.samples_per_second * 3) {
@@ -493,12 +491,11 @@ static switch_bool_t record_callback(switch_media_bug_t *bug, void *user_data, s
 			frame.data = data;
 			frame.buflen = SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE;
 			
-			if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_ANSWERED) || !switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bug, SMBF_RECORD_ANSWER_REQ)) {
-				while (switch_core_media_bug_read(bug, &frame, SWITCH_TRUE) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && !switch_test_flag((&frame), SFF_CNG)) {
-					len = (switch_size_t) frame.datalen / 2;
-					if (len) switch_core_file_write(rh->fh, data, &len);
-				}
+			while (switch_core_media_bug_read(bug, &frame, SWITCH_TRUE) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && !switch_test_flag((&frame), SFF_CNG)) {
+				len = (switch_size_t) frame.datalen / 2;
+				if (len) switch_core_file_write(rh->fh, data, &len);
 			}
+
 		}
 		break;
 	case SWITCH_ABC_TYPE_WRITE:
@@ -911,7 +908,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_record_session(switch_core_session_t
 	}
 		
 	if ((p = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "RECORD_ANSWER_REQ")) && switch_true(p)) {
-		flags |= SMBF_RECORD_ANSWER_REQ;
+		flags |= SMBF_ANSWER_REQ;
 	}