diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index e783dbd767..6e384502ff 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -1574,7 +1574,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_init_with_bitrate(switch_codec
 													   uint32_t bitrate,
 													   uint32_t flags, const switch_codec_settings_t *codec_settings, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_copy(switch_codec_t *codec, switch_codec_t *new_codec, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_copy(switch_codec_t *codec, switch_codec_t *new_codec, 
+													   const switch_codec_settings_t *codec_settings, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_parse_fmtp(const char *codec_name, const char *fmtp, uint32_t rate, switch_codec_fmtp_t *codec_fmtp);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_reset(switch_codec_t *codec);
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core_codec.c b/src/switch_core_codec.c
index ef22e7714f..f766704059 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_codec.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_codec.c
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_reset(switch_codec_t *codec)
 }
 
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_copy(switch_codec_t *codec, switch_codec_t *new_codec, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_copy(switch_codec_t *codec, switch_codec_t *new_codec, 
+													   const switch_codec_settings_t *codec_settings, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 {
 	switch_status_t status;
 
@@ -643,8 +644,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_copy(switch_codec_t *codec, sw
 		new_codec->fmtp_in = switch_core_strdup(new_codec->memory_pool, codec->fmtp_in);
 	}
 
-	new_codec->implementation->init(new_codec, new_codec->flags, NULL);
-
+	new_codec->implementation->init(new_codec, new_codec->flags, codec_settings);
+	
 	switch_mutex_init(&new_codec->mutex, SWITCH_MUTEX_NESTED, new_codec->memory_pool);
 
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/switch_core_io.c b/src/switch_core_io.c
index cb056adb73..4c39bbbb42 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_io.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_io.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 					if (!switch_core_codec_ready(&session->bug_codec) && switch_core_codec_ready(read_frame->codec)) {
 						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Setting BUG Codec %s:%d\n",
 										  read_frame->codec->implementation->iananame, read_frame->codec->implementation->ianacode);
-						switch_core_codec_copy(read_frame->codec, &session->bug_codec, NULL);
+						switch_core_codec_copy(read_frame->codec, &session->bug_codec, NULL, NULL);
 						if (!switch_core_codec_ready(&session->bug_codec)) {
 							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "%s Error setting BUG codec %s!\n", 
 											  switch_core_session_get_name(session), read_frame->codec->implementation->iananame);