diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index cc38f1f28b..d90ae88f89 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ static void video_bridge_thread(switch_core_session_t *session, void *obj)
 
 	while (switch_channel_up_nosig(channel) && switch_channel_up_nosig(b_channel) && vh->up == 1) {
 		if (switch_channel_media_up(channel)) {
-			switch_codec_t *a_codec = switch_core_session_get_video_read_codec(vh->session_a);
-			switch_codec_t *b_codec = switch_core_session_get_video_write_codec(vh->session_b);
-			
 			if (switch_core_session_transcoding(vh->session_a, vh->session_b, SWITCH_MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO)) {
 				pass_val = 1;
 			} else {
@@ -195,11 +192,14 @@ static void video_bridge_thread(switch_core_session_t *session, void *obj)
 			}
 
 			if (!switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_PROXY_MEDIA)) {
-				switch_assert(a_codec);
-				switch_assert(b_codec);
+				switch_codec_implementation_t session_a_codec_implementation;
+				switch_codec_implementation_t session_b_codec_implementation;
+
+				switch_core_session_get_video_read_impl(vh->session_a, &session_a_codec_implementation);
+				switch_core_session_get_video_write_impl(vh->session_b, &session_b_codec_implementation);
 
 				if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_VIDEO_DECODED_READ)) {
-					if (a_codec->implementation->impl_id == b_codec->implementation->impl_id && !switch_channel_test_flag(b_channel, CF_VIDEO_DECODED_READ)) {
+					if (session_a_codec_implementation.impl_id == session_b_codec_implementation.impl_id && !switch_channel_test_flag(b_channel, CF_VIDEO_DECODED_READ)) {
 						if (set_decoded_read) {
 							switch_channel_clear_flag_recursive(channel, CF_VIDEO_DECODED_READ);
 							set_decoded_read = 0;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void video_bridge_thread(switch_core_session_t *session, void *obj)
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
-					if (a_codec->implementation->impl_id != b_codec->implementation->impl_id ||
+					if (session_a_codec_implementation.impl_id != session_b_codec_implementation.impl_id ||
 						switch_channel_test_flag(b_channel, CF_VIDEO_DECODED_READ)) {
 						switch_channel_set_flag_recursive(channel, CF_VIDEO_DECODED_READ);
 						set_decoded_read = 1;