diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_portaudio/mod_portaudio.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_portaudio/mod_portaudio.c
index 9b3eece627..5dc16e0e3f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_portaudio/mod_portaudio.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_portaudio/mod_portaudio.c
@@ -775,6 +775,10 @@ static switch_call_cause_t channel_outgoing_channel(switch_core_session_t *sessi
 			caller_profile = switch_caller_profile_clone(*new_session, outbound_profile);
 			switch_channel_set_caller_profile(channel, caller_profile);
 			tech_pvt->caller_profile = caller_profile;
+			if (outbound_profile->destination_number && !strcasecmp(outbound_profile->destination_number, "auto_answer")) {
+				switch_set_flag(tech_pvt, TFLAG_ANSWER);
+			}
+			
 		} else {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Doh! no caller profile\n");
 			switch_core_session_destroy(new_session);