diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c
index f8b297fb8e..85de346b9e 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c
@@ -5287,7 +5287,7 @@ static switch_status_t verto_read_text_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, swi
 
 	switch_mutex_lock(tech_pvt->text_cond_mutex);
 
-	status = switch_thread_cond_timedwait(tech_pvt->text_cond, tech_pvt->text_cond_mutex, 100000);
+	switch_thread_cond_timedwait(tech_pvt->text_cond, tech_pvt->text_cond_mutex, 100000);
 	switch_mutex_unlock(tech_pvt->text_cond_mutex);
 
 	*frame = &tech_pvt->text_read_frame;