diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
index a70ae06875..0f228fb54e 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 			//char *tcp_srv_port = "45001";
 			char *skype_user = NULL;
 			char *report_incoming_chatmessages = "true";
+			char *silent_mode = "false";
 
 			uint32_t interface_id = 0, to = 0, max = 0;
 
@@ -1507,6 +1508,8 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 					skype_user = val;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "report_incoming_chatmessages")) {
 					report_incoming_chatmessages = val;
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "silent_mode")) {
+					silent_mode = val;
 #if 0
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "tcp_cli_port")) {
 					tcp_cli_port = val;
@@ -1637,6 +1640,13 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 
 				}
 
+				if (!strcmp(silent_mode, "true") || !strcmp(silent_mode, "1")) {
+					globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].silent_mode = 1;
+				} else {
+					globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].silent_mode = 0;	//redundant, just in case
+
+				}
+
 				DEBUGA_SKYPE
 					("interface_id=%d globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].X11_display=%s\n",
 					 SKYPIAX_P_LOG, interface_id, globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].X11_display);
@@ -1670,6 +1680,10 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 					("interface_id=%d globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].report_incoming_chatmessages=%d\n",
 					 SKYPIAX_P_LOG, interface_id, globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].report_incoming_chatmessages);
 
+				DEBUGA_SKYPE
+					("interface_id=%d globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].silent_mode=%d\n",
+					 SKYPIAX_P_LOG, interface_id, globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].silent_mode);
+
 				WARNINGA("STARTING interface_id=%d\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, interface_id);
 
 				switch_threadattr_create(&skypiax_api_thread_attr, skypiax_module_pool);
@@ -1734,6 +1748,10 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 					switch_sleep(10000);
 					skypiax_signaling_write(&globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id], "SET USERSTATUS ONLINE");
 					switch_sleep(10000);
+					if(globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id].silent_mode){
+						skypiax_signaling_write(&globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id], "SET SILENT_MODE ON");
+						switch_sleep(10000);
+						}
 				} else {
 					ERRORA
 						("The Skype client to which we are connected FAILED to gave us CURRENTUSERHANDLE=%s, interface_id=%d FAILED to start. No Skype client logged in as '%s' has been found. Please (re)launch a Skype client logged in as '%s'. Skypiax exiting now\n",
@@ -1767,6 +1785,8 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 				DEBUGA_SKYPE("i=%d globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[%d].destination=%s\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, i, i, globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[i].destination);
 				DEBUGA_SKYPE("i=%d globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[%d].report_incoming_chatmessages=%d\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, i, i,
 							 globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[i].report_incoming_chatmessages);
+				DEBUGA_SKYPE("i=%d globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[%d].silent_mode=%d\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, i, i,
+							 globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[i].silent_mode);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax.h
index 3184f2548b..6d6f2c8c88 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int begin_to_read;
         switch_time_t old_dtmf_timestamp;
 	        switch_buffer_t *write_buffer;
 	        switch_buffer_t *read_buffer;
-
+int silent_mode;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c
index 2f6e71fe57..104ff5c6ef 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ int skypiax_signaling_read(private_t * tech_pvt)
 			//if (!strstr(message, "DURATION")) {
 			DEBUGA_SKYPE("READING: |||%s||| \n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, message);
 			//}
-
+			if (!strcasecmp(message, "SILENT_MODE OFF")) {
+				if(tech_pvt->silent_mode){
+					DEBUGA_SKYPE("Resetting SILENT_MODE on skype_call: %s.\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, id);
+					skypiax_signaling_write(tech_pvt, "SET SILENT_MODE ON");
+					switch_sleep(1000);
+				}
+			}
 			if (!strcasecmp(message, "ERROR 68")) {
 				DEBUGA_SKYPE
 					("If I don't connect immediately, please give the Skype client authorization to be connected by Skypiax (and to not ask you again)\n",
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ int skypiax_signaling_read(private_t * tech_pvt)
 				if (!strcasecmp(prop, "FAILUREREASON")) {
 					DEBUGA_SKYPE("Skype FAILED on skype_call %s. Let's wait for the FAILED message.\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, id);
 				}
-				if (!strcasecmp(prop, "DURATION")) { /* each second, we sync ithe timers */
+				if (!strcasecmp(prop, "DURATION")) { /* each 20 seconds, we sync ithe timers */
 					if(!((atoi(value) % 20))){
 					switch_core_timer_sync(&tech_pvt->timer_read);
 					switch_core_timer_sync(&tech_pvt->timer_write);
@@ -1848,7 +1854,7 @@ int skypiax_signaling_write(private_t * tech_pvt, char *msg_to_skype)
 	DEBUGA_SKYPE("SENDING: |||%s||||\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, msg_to_skype);
 
 	sprintf(acInputRow, "%s", msg_to_skype);
-	DEBUGA_SKYPE("acInputRow: |||%s||||\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, acInputRow);
+	//DEBUGA_SKYPE("acInputRow: |||%s||||\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG, acInputRow);
 	/*  send command to skype */
 	oCopyData.dwData = 0;
 	oCopyData.lpData = acInputRow;