diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
index 0d52dfada7..a4fee0f862 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
@@ -953,6 +953,42 @@ static void ftdm_sangoma_ss7_process_state_change (ftdm_channel_t * ftdmchan)
 
 		  SS7_DEBUG_CHAN(ftdmchan,"Current flags: 0x%X\n", sngss7_info->flags);
 
+		/**********************************************************************/
+		if (sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_RESUME)) {
+
+			/* clear the RESUME flag */
+			sngss7_clear_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_RESUME);
+
+			/* if there are any resets present */
+			if ((sngss7_test_flag (sngss7_info, FLAG_RESET_TX)) ||
+				(sngss7_test_flag (sngss7_info, FLAG_RESET_RX)) ||
+				(sngss7_test_flag (sngss7_info, FLAG_GRP_RESET_TX)) ||
+				(sngss7_test_flag (sngss7_info, FLAG_GRP_RESET_RX))) {
+
+				/* go back to the reset state */
+				goto suspend_goto_restart;
+			} else {
+
+				/* bring the sig status back up */
+				sigev.event_id = FTDM_SIGEVENT_SIGSTATUS_CHANGED;
+				sigev.sigstatus = FTDM_SIG_STATE_UP;
+				ftdm_span_send_signal(ftdmchan->span, &sigev);
+			}
+
+			/* go back to the last state */
+			goto suspend_goto_last;
+		} /* if (sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_RESUME)) */
+
+		if (sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_PAUSED)) {
+
+			/* bring the sig status down */
+			sigev.event_id = FTDM_SIGEVENT_SIGSTATUS_CHANGED;
+			sigev.sigstatus = FTDM_SIG_STATE_DOWN;
+			ftdm_span_send_signal(ftdmchan->span, &sigev);
+
+			/* go back to the last state */
+			goto suspend_goto_last;
+		} /* if (sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_PAUSED)) { */
 		/**********************************************************************/
 		if (sngss7_test_flag (sngss7_info, FLAG_CKT_MN_BLOCK_RX)) {
 			SS7_DEBUG_CHAN(ftdmchan, "Processing CKT_MN_BLOCK_RX flag %s\n", "");
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_support.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_support.c
index 5086d11a71..694e9a4ed8 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_support.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_support.c
@@ -561,24 +561,19 @@ ftdm_status_t check_for_res_sus_flag(ftdm_span_t *ftdmspan)
 		sigev.span_id = ftdmchan->span_id;
 		sigev.channel = ftdmchan;
 
+		/* if we have the PAUSED flag and the sig status is still UP */
 		if ((sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_PAUSED)) &&
 			(ftdm_test_flag(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_SIG_UP))) {
 			
-			/* bring the sig status down */
-			sigev.event_id = FTDM_SIGEVENT_SIGSTATUS_CHANGED;
-			sigev.sigstatus = FTDM_SIG_STATE_DOWN;
-			ftdm_span_send_signal(ftdmchan->span, &sigev);	
+			/* throw the channel into SUSPENDED to process the flag */
+			/* after doing this once the sig status will be down */
+			ftdm_set_state_locked (ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_SUSPENDED);
 		}
 
-		if ((sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_RESUME)) &&
-			!(ftdm_test_flag(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_SIG_UP))) {
-			
-			/* bring the sig status back up */
-			sigev.event_id = FTDM_SIGEVENT_SIGSTATUS_CHANGED;
-			sigev.sigstatus = FTDM_SIG_STATE_UP;
-			ftdm_span_send_signal(ftdmchan->span, &sigev);
-
-			sngss7_clear_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_RESUME);
+		/* if the RESUME flag is up go to SUSPENDED to process the flag */
+		/* after doing this the flag will be cleared */
+		if (sngss7_test_flag(sngss7_info, FLAG_INFID_RESUME)) {
+			ftdm_set_state_locked (ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_SUSPENDED);
 		}
 
 		/* unlock the channel */