diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 31ce629d40..698b7425ea 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_enterprise_originate(switch_core_sess
 			getcause = 0;
 			switch_goto_status(SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE, end);
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (hl) {
 		x_argc = hl->handle_idx;
 	}
 
@@ -3487,7 +3487,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 									}
 								}
 							} else {
-								if (switch_buffer_inuse(early_state.buffer) >= write_frame.codec->implementation->decoded_bytes_per_packet) {
+								if (write_frame.codec && switch_buffer_inuse(early_state.buffer) >= write_frame.codec->implementation->decoded_bytes_per_packet) {
 									write_frame.datalen = (uint32_t)switch_buffer_read(early_state.buffer, write_frame.data,
 																			 write_frame.codec->implementation->decoded_bytes_per_packet);
 								}