diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen.h
index fd94bccc2a..05ef1641bf 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define WARNINGA(...)  switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, 		"rev "GSMOPEN_SVN_VERSION "[%p|%-7lx][WARNINGA  %-5d][%-10s][%2d,%2d,%2d] " __VA_ARGS__ );
 #define NOTICA(...)  switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_NOTICE, 		"rev "GSMOPEN_SVN_VERSION "[%p|%-7lx][NOTICA  %-5d][%-10s][%2d,%2d,%2d] " __VA_ARGS__ );
 
-#define GSMOPEN_P_LOG NULL, (unsigned long)55, __LINE__, tech_pvt ? tech_pvt->name ? tech_pvt->name : "none" : "none", -1, tech_pvt ? tech_pvt->interface_state : -1, tech_pvt ? tech_pvt->phone_callflow : -1
+#define GSMOPEN_P_LOG (void *)NULL, (unsigned long)55, __LINE__, tech_pvt ? tech_pvt->name ? tech_pvt->name : "none" : "none", -1, tech_pvt ? tech_pvt->interface_state : -1, tech_pvt ? tech_pvt->phone_callflow : -1
 
 /*********************************/
 #define GSMOPEN_CAUSE_NORMAL		1
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen_protocol.cpp b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen_protocol.cpp
index e4bb6b9200..76d32ac3f0 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen_protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/gsmopen_protocol.cpp
@@ -3294,12 +3294,18 @@ int alsa_write(private_t * tech_pvt, short *data, int datalen)
 	time_t now_timestamp;
 	/* size_t frames = 0; */
 	snd_pcm_state_t state;
-	snd_pcm_sframes_t delayp1;
-	snd_pcm_sframes_t delayp2;
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t delayp1=0;
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t delayp2=0;
 
 	if(tech_pvt->no_sound==1){
 		return res;
 	}
+
+
+	memset(sizbuf, 255, sizeof(sizbuf));
+	memset(sizbuf2, 255, sizeof(sizbuf));
+	memset(silencebuf, 255, sizeof(sizbuf));
+
 	//ERRORA("data=%p, datalen=%d\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG, (void *)data, datalen);
 	/* We have to digest the frame in 160-byte portions */
 	if (datalen > sizeof(sizbuf) - sizpos) {
@@ -3307,8 +3313,11 @@ int alsa_write(private_t * tech_pvt, short *data, int datalen)
 		res = -1;
 	} else {
 		memcpy(sizbuf + sizpos, data, datalen);
+		memset(data, 255, datalen);
 		len += datalen;
 		pos = 0;
+
+
 #ifdef ALSA_MONITOR
 		alsa_monitor_write(sizbuf, len);
 #endif
@@ -3456,6 +3465,7 @@ int alsa_write(private_t * tech_pvt, short *data, int datalen)
 			if (res == -ESTRPIPE) {
 				ERRORA("You've got some big problems\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG);
 			} else if (res == -EAGAIN) {
+				DEBUGA_GSMOPEN("Momentarily busy\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG);
 				res = 0;
 			} else if (res < 0) {
 				ERRORA("Error %d on audio write: \"%s\"\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG, res, snd_strerror(res));
@@ -3572,9 +3582,11 @@ int alsa_read(private_t * tech_pvt, short *data, int datalen)
 		return r;
 
 	} else if (r == -EAGAIN) {
-		DEBUGA_GSMOPEN("ALSA read -EAGAIN, the soundcard is not ready to be read by gsmopen\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG);
+		int count=0;
 		while (r == -EAGAIN) {
-			gsmopen_sleep(1000);
+			gsmopen_sleep(10000);
+			DEBUGA_GSMOPEN("%d ALSA read -EAGAIN, the soundcard is not ready to be read by gsmopen\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG, count);
+			count++;
 
 			if (tech_pvt->alsa_capture_is_mono) {
 				r = snd_pcm_readi(tech_pvt->alsac, buf + readpos, left);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/mod_gsmopen.cpp b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/mod_gsmopen.cpp
index cb440d3bcb..7e20b7c25e 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/mod_gsmopen.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_gsmopen/mod_gsmopen.cpp
@@ -1904,14 +1904,25 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 				if (globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].controldevprotocol != PROTOCOL_NO_SERIAL) {
 					res = gsmopen_serial_config(&globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id]);
 					if (res) {
-						ERRORA("gsmopen_serial_config failed\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG);
-						ERRORA("STARTING interface_id=%d FAILED\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG, interface_id);
-						//return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
-						globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].running=0;
-						alarm_event(&globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id], ALARM_FAILED_INTERFACE, "gsmopen_serial_config failed");
-						globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].active=0;
-						globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].name[0]='\0';
-						continue;
+						int count = 0;
+						ERRORA("gsmopen_serial_config failed, let's try again\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG);
+						while(res && count < 5){
+							switch_sleep(100000); //0.1 seconds
+							res = gsmopen_serial_config(&globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id]);
+							count++;
+							if (res) {
+								ERRORA("%d: gsmopen_serial_config failed, let's try again\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG, count);
+							}
+						}
+						if (res) {
+							ERRORA("STARTING interface_id=%d FAILED\n", GSMOPEN_P_LOG, interface_id);
+							//return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+							globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].running=0;
+							alarm_event(&globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id], ALARM_FAILED_INTERFACE, "gsmopen_serial_config failed");
+							globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].active=0;
+							globals.GSMOPEN_INTERFACES[interface_id].name[0]='\0';
+							continue;
+						}
 					}
 				}