diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c
index e86c86dc11..f19f3c943f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/mod_skypopen.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ static switch_status_t channel_write_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switc
 	}
 #endif
 	if (!tech_pvt->write_buffer) {
-		int32_t max_len = BYTES_PER_FRAME * 3;
+		int32_t max_len = BYTES_PER_FRAME * 4;
 
 		switch_buffer_create(skypopen_module_pool, &tech_pvt->write_buffer, max_len);
 		switch_assert(tech_pvt->write_buffer);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/oss/main.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/oss/main.c
index 465480e055..72d82cb10c 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/oss/main.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/oss/main.c
@@ -86,13 +86,11 @@ void my_timer_callback_outq( unsigned long data )
 static enum hrtimer_restart my_hrtimer_callback_inq( struct hrtimer *timer_inq )
 {
 	struct skypopen_dev *dev = container_of(timer_inq, struct skypopen_dev, timer_inq);
-	ktime_t now;
 
 	if(unload)
 		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 
-	now = ktime_get();
-	hrtimer_forward(&dev->timer_inq, now, ktime_set(0, SKYPOPEN_SLEEP * 1000000));
+	hrtimer_forward(&dev->timer_inq, timer_inq->_softexpires, ktime_set(0, SKYPOPEN_SLEEP * 1000000));
 	wake_up_interruptible(&dev->inq);
 
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
@@ -100,13 +98,11 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart my_hrtimer_callback_inq( struct hrtimer *timer_inq )
 static enum hrtimer_restart my_hrtimer_callback_outq( struct hrtimer *timer_outq )
 {
 	struct skypopen_dev *dev = container_of(timer_outq, struct skypopen_dev, timer_outq);
-	ktime_t now;
 
 	if(unload)
 		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 
-	now = ktime_get();
-	hrtimer_forward(&dev->timer_outq, now, ktime_set(0, SKYPOPEN_SLEEP * 1000000));
+	hrtimer_forward(&dev->timer_outq, timer_outq->_softexpires, ktime_set(0, SKYPOPEN_SLEEP * 1000000));
 	wake_up_interruptible(&dev->outq);
 
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/skypopen_protocol.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/skypopen_protocol.c
index 4f5f129344..1297278a9f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/skypopen_protocol.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/skypopen_protocol.c
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ int skypopen_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", SKYPOPEN_P_LOG, id);
 				}
+#if 0
 				if (!strcasecmp(prop, "DURATION")) {	/* each 20 seconds, we zero the buffers and sync the timers */
 					if (!((atoi(value) % 20))) {
 						if (tech_pvt->read_buffer) {
@@ -564,6 +565,7 @@ int skypopen_signaling_read(private_t *tech_pvt)
 						DEBUGA_SKYPE("Synching audio on skype_call: %s.\n", SKYPOPEN_P_LOG, id);
 					}
 				}
+#endif //0
 				if (!strcasecmp(prop, "DURATION") && (!strcasecmp(value, "1"))) {
 					if (strcasecmp(id, tech_pvt->skype_call_id)) {
 						skypopen_strncpy(tech_pvt->skype_call_id, id, sizeof(tech_pvt->skype_call_id) - 1);
@@ -901,7 +903,7 @@ void *skypopen_do_tcp_srv_thread_func(void *obj)
 					if (rt > 0) {
 
 						if (tech_pvt->skype_callflow != CALLFLOW_STATUS_REMOTEHOLD) {
-							len = recv(fd, (char *) srv_in, BYTES_PER_FRAME, 0);
+							len = recv(fd, (char *) srv_in, BYTES_PER_FRAME * 2, 0);
 						} else {
 							skypopen_sleep(10000);
 							continue;
@@ -1073,7 +1075,7 @@ void *skypopen_do_tcp_cli_thread_func(void *obj)
 						}
 						switch_mutex_lock(tech_pvt->mutex_audio_cli);
 						if (tech_pvt->write_buffer && switch_buffer_inuse(tech_pvt->write_buffer)) {
-							bytes_to_write = switch_buffer_read(tech_pvt->write_buffer, cli_out, BYTES_PER_FRAME);
+							bytes_to_write = switch_buffer_read(tech_pvt->write_buffer, cli_out, BYTES_PER_FRAME * 2);
 						}
 						switch_mutex_unlock(tech_pvt->mutex_audio_cli);