diff --git a/apps/app_chanspy.c b/apps/app_chanspy.c
index a99c03216f..2d781fc77c 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanspy.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanspy.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_flags *flags,
 	int res;
 	char *ptr;
 	int num;
+	int num_spyed_upon = 1;
 
 	if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP)
 		ast_answer(chan);
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_flags *flags,
 	waitms = 100;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		if (!ast_test_flag(flags, OPTION_QUIET)) {
+		if (!ast_test_flag(flags, OPTION_QUIET) && num_spyed_upon) {
 			res = ast_streamfile(chan, "beep", chan->language);
 			if (!res)
 				res = ast_waitstream(chan, "");
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_flags *flags,
 		/* reset for the next loop around, unless overridden later */
 		waitms = 100;
 		peer = prev = next = NULL;
+		num_spyed_upon = 0;
 
 		for (peer = next_channel(peer, spec, exten, context);
 		     peer;
@@ -470,7 +472,8 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_flags *flags,
 			
 			waitms = 5000;
 			res = channel_spy(chan, peer, &volfactor, fd, flags);
-			
+			num_spyed_upon++;	
+
 			if (res == -1) {
 				break;
 			} else if (res > 1 && spec) {