diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c b/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
index 9cf086b9eb..e4d26d1676 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_phrase_macro(switch_core_session_t *s
 	}
 
 	if (switch_channel_pre_answer(channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+		status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	while (input && !done) {