diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 2ae0919519..99370d7e79 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -830,6 +830,12 @@ static uint8_t check_channel_status(originate_global_t *oglobals, uint32_t len,
 
 			}
 		} else if (switch_channel_test_flag(oglobals->originate_status[i].peer_channel, CF_WINNER)) {
+			/* unset group_confirm variables */
+			switch_channel_set_variable(oglobals->originate_status[i].peer_channel, "group_confirm_key", NULL);
+			switch_channel_set_variable(oglobals->originate_status[i].peer_channel, "group_confirm_file", NULL);
+			switch_channel_set_variable(oglobals->originate_status[i].peer_channel, "group_confirm_error_file", NULL);
+			switch_channel_set_variable(oglobals->originate_status[i].peer_channel, "group_confirm_cancel_timeout", NULL);
+			switch_channel_set_variable(oglobals->originate_status[i].peer_channel, "group_confirm_read_timeout", NULL);
 			oglobals->idx = i;
 			rval = 0;
 			pindex = (uint32_t) i;