diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index d41ecfaf77..aeb2735ca8 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -701,11 +701,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(transfer_function)
 	switch_core_session_t *tsession = NULL, *other_session = NULL;
 	char *mycmd = NULL, *argv[5] = { 0 };
 	int argc = 0;
-	char *tuuid = argv[0];
-	char *dest = argv[1];
-	char *dp = argv[2];
-	char *context = argv[3];
-	char *arg = NULL;
+	char *tuuid, *dest, *dp, *context, *arg = NULL;
 
 	if (session) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
@@ -722,6 +718,11 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(transfer_function)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	tuuid = argv[0];
+	dest = argv[1];
+	dp = argv[2];
+	context = argv[3];
+
 	if (!(tsession = switch_core_session_locate(tuuid))) {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR No Such Channel!\n");
 		goto done;