diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index cc8baf4119..c7bee4339e 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 		uint32_t conference_energy = 0;
 		int nomoh = 0;
 		conference_member_t *floor_holder;
+		switch_status_t moh_status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 		/* Sync the conference to a single timing source */
 		if (switch_core_timer_next(&timer) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
index 8a03a928e3..22b38e7226 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ typedef struct conference_obj {
 	int scale_h264_canvas_height;
 	int scale_h264_canvas_fps_divisor;
 	char *scale_h264_canvas_bandwidth;
+	uint32_t moh_wait;
 } conference_obj_t;
 
 /* Relationship with another member */
diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
index 8372a03b7f..f326116a5b 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static switch_status_t shout_file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const char
 		if (handle->handler) {
 			int sanity = 1000;
 
-			while(--sanity > 0 && !switch_buffer_inuse(context->audio_buffer)) {
+			while(--sanity > 0 && !switch_buffer_inuse(context->audio_buffer) && !context->eof && !context->err) {
 				switch_yield(20000);
 			}