diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index ec1cd5c8f7..f512379cab 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -2479,9 +2479,13 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(conference_function)
 	do {
 		switch_media_flow_t audio_flow = switch_core_session_media_flow(session, SWITCH_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
 		
-		if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_AUDIO) && (audio_flow == SWITCH_MEDIA_FLOW_SENDRECV || audio_flow == SWITCH_MEDIA_FLOW_RECVONLY)) {
+		if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_AUDIO) && (audio_flow == SWITCH_MEDIA_FLOW_SENDRECV || audio_flow == SWITCH_MEDIA_FLOW_SENDONLY)) {
 			conference_loop_output(&member);
 		} else {
+			if (!member.input_thread) {
+				conference_loop_launch_input(&member, switch_core_session_get_pool(member.session));
+			}
+
 			if (conference_utils_member_test_flag((&member), MFLAG_RUNNING) && switch_channel_ready(channel)) {
 				switch_yield(100000);
 				member.loop_loop = 1;
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
index f6f932fc07..3c28634264 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
@@ -1110,6 +1110,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_video_muxing_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj);
 void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_video_super_muxing_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj);
 void conference_loop_output(conference_member_t *member);
+void conference_loop_launch_input(conference_member_t *member, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
 uint32_t conference_file_stop(conference_obj_t *conference, file_stop_t stop);
 switch_status_t conference_file_play(conference_obj_t *conference, char *file, uint32_t leadin, switch_channel_t *channel, uint8_t async);
 void conference_member_send_all_dtmf(conference_member_t *member, conference_obj_t *conference, const char *dtmf);