diff --git a/src/switch_core_session.c b/src/switch_core_session.c
index 2ffcc7d37e..95aa65794b 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_session.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_session.c
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_call_cause_t) switch_core_session_outgoing_channel(switch_
 		switch_event_t *event;
 		switch_channel_t *peer_channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(*new_session);
 		const char *use_uuid;
+		switch_core_session_t *other_session = NULL;
 
 		switch_assert(peer_channel);
 
@@ -644,6 +645,15 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_call_cause_t) switch_core_session_outgoing_channel(switch_
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!channel && var_event) {
+			const char *other_uuid;
+
+			if ((other_uuid = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "origination_aleg_uuid")) && (other_session = switch_core_session_locate(other_uuid))) {
+				channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(other_session);
+				session = other_session;
+			}
+		}
+		
 		if (channel) {
 			const char *val;
 			switch_codec_t *vid_read_codec = NULL, *read_codec = switch_core_session_get_read_codec(session);
@@ -740,6 +750,13 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_call_cause_t) switch_core_session_outgoing_channel(switch_
 
 		}
 
+		if (other_session) {
+			switch_core_session_rwunlock(other_session);
+			channel = NULL;
+			session = NULL;
+		}
+
+
 		if (switch_event_create(&event, SWITCH_EVENT_CHANNEL_OUTGOING) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			switch_channel_event_set_data(peer_channel, event);
 			switch_event_fire(&event);
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index 13c7224713..bdd50695d8 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -2181,6 +2181,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_ivr_intercept_session(switch_core_session_t *session
 	rchannel = switch_core_session_get_channel(rsession);
 	buuid = switch_channel_get_partner_uuid(rchannel);
 
+	if (!strcasecmp(buuid, switch_core_session_get_uuid(session))) {
+		buuid = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "intercept_unbridged_only")) && switch_true(var)) {
 		if ((switch_channel_test_flag(rchannel, CF_BRIDGED))) {
 			switch_core_session_rwunlock(rsession);