diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
index 9f5cd56af7..c4a38559b4 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
@@ -5008,7 +5008,7 @@ static int notify_callback(void *pArg, int argc, char **argv, char **columnNames
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void general_event_handler(switch_event_t *event)
+void general_event_handler(switch_event_t *event)
 {
 	switch (event->event_id) {
 	case SWITCH_EVENT_NOTIFY:
@@ -5546,6 +5546,14 @@ static void general_event_handler(switch_event_t *event)
 	}
 }
 
+static void general_queue_event_handler(switch_event_t *event)
+{
+	switch_event_t *dup;
+	switch_event_dup(&dup, event);
+	switch_queue_push(mod_sofia_globals.general_event_queue, dup);
+}
+
+
 void write_csta_xml_chunk(switch_event_t *event, switch_stream_handle_t stream, const char *csta_event, char *fwdtype)
 {
 	const char *device = switch_event_get_header(event, "device");
@@ -5882,6 +5890,7 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_sofia_load)
 	mod_sofia_globals.auto_nat = (switch_nat_get_type() ? 1 : 0);
 
 	switch_queue_create(&mod_sofia_globals.presence_queue, SOFIA_QUEUE_SIZE, mod_sofia_globals.pool);
+	switch_queue_create(&mod_sofia_globals.general_event_queue, SOFIA_QUEUE_SIZE, mod_sofia_globals.pool);
 
 	mod_sofia_globals.cpu_count = switch_core_cpu_count();
 	mod_sofia_globals.max_msg_queues = (mod_sofia_globals.cpu_count / 2) + 1;
@@ -5952,27 +5961,27 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_sofia_load)
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_TRAP, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_TRAP, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_queue_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Couldn't bind!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_NOTIFY, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_NOTIFY, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_queue_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Couldn't bind!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_PHONE_FEATURE, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_PHONE_FEATURE, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_queue_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Couldn't bind!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_SEND_MESSAGE, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_SEND_MESSAGE, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_queue_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Couldn't bind!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_SEND_INFO, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_event_bind(modname, SWITCH_EVENT_SEND_INFO, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, general_queue_event_handler, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Couldn't bind!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
@@ -6075,7 +6084,7 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_sofia_shutdown)
 
 	switch_event_unbind_callback(sofia_presence_event_handler);
 
-	switch_event_unbind_callback(general_event_handler);
+	switch_event_unbind_callback(general_queue_event_handler);
 	switch_event_unbind_callback(event_handler);
 
 	switch_queue_push(mod_sofia_globals.presence_queue, NULL);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
index 582c69e534..a41e75abee 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ struct mod_sofia_globals {
 	char hostname[512];
 	switch_queue_t *presence_queue;
 	switch_queue_t *msg_queue;
+	switch_queue_t *general_event_queue;
 	switch_thread_t *msg_queue_thread[SOFIA_MAX_MSG_QUEUE];
 	int msg_queue_len;
 	struct sofia_private destroy_private;
@@ -1193,6 +1194,7 @@ void sofia_glue_fire_events(sofia_profile_t *profile);
 void sofia_event_fire(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_event_t **event);
 void sofia_queue_message(sofia_dispatch_event_t *de);
 int sofia_glue_check_nat(sofia_profile_t *profile, const char *network_ip);
+void general_event_handler(switch_event_t *event);
 
 switch_status_t sofia_glue_ext_address_lookup(sofia_profile_t *profile, char **ip, switch_port_t *port,
 											  const char *sourceip, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index c6032cbd26..1ef255ca1f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -2659,64 +2659,88 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC sofia_profile_worker_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread
 	uint32_t ireg_loops = profile->ireg_seconds;					/* Number of loop iterations done when we haven't checked for registrations */
 	uint32_t iping_loops = profile->iping_freq;					/* Number of loop iterations done when we haven't checked for ping expires */
 	uint32_t gateway_loops = GATEWAY_SECONDS;			/* Number of loop iterations done when we haven't checked for gateways */
+	void *pop;
+	int tick = 0, x = 0;
 
 	sofia_set_pflag_locked(profile, PFLAG_WORKER_RUNNING);
 
 	while ((mod_sofia_globals.running == 1 && sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_RUNNING))) {
 
-		if (profile->watchdog_enabled) {
-			uint32_t event_diff = 0, step_diff = 0, event_fail = 0, step_fail = 0;
+		if (tick) {
+			if (profile->watchdog_enabled) {
+				uint32_t event_diff = 0, step_diff = 0, event_fail = 0, step_fail = 0;
 
-			if (profile->step_timeout) {
-				step_diff = (uint32_t) ((switch_time_now() - profile->last_root_step) / 1000);
+				if (profile->step_timeout) {
+					step_diff = (uint32_t) ((switch_time_now() - profile->last_root_step) / 1000);
 
-				if (step_diff > profile->step_timeout) {
-					step_fail = 1;
+					if (step_diff > profile->step_timeout) {
+						step_fail = 1;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (profile->event_timeout) {
+					event_diff = (uint32_t) ((switch_time_now() - profile->last_sip_event) / 1000);
+
+					if (event_diff > profile->event_timeout) {
+						event_fail = 1;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (step_fail && profile->event_timeout && !event_fail) {
+					step_fail = 0;
+				}
+
+				if (event_fail || step_fail) {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "Profile %s: SIP STACK FAILURE DETECTED BY WATCHDOG!\n"
+									  "GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD, I'M LEAVING YOU TODAY....GOODBYE, GOODBYE, GOOD BYE\n", profile->name);
+					switch_yield(2000000);
+					watchdog_triggered_abort();
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (profile->event_timeout) {
-				event_diff = (uint32_t) ((switch_time_now() - profile->last_sip_event) / 1000);
 
-				if (event_diff > profile->event_timeout) {
-					event_fail = 1;
+			if (!sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_STANDBY)) {
+				if (++ireg_loops >= (uint32_t)profile->ireg_seconds) {
+					time_t now = switch_epoch_time_now(NULL);
+					sofia_reg_check_expire(profile, now, 0);
+					ireg_loops = 0;
 				}
-			}
-
-			if (step_fail && profile->event_timeout && !event_fail) {
-				step_fail = 0;
-			}
-
-			if (event_fail || step_fail) {
-				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "Profile %s: SIP STACK FAILURE DETECTED BY WATCHDOG!\n"
-								  "GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD, I'M LEAVING YOU TODAY....GOODBYE, GOODBYE, GOOD BYE\n", profile->name);
-				switch_yield(2000000);
-				watchdog_triggered_abort();
-			}
-		}
-
-
-		if (!sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_STANDBY)) {
-			if (++ireg_loops >= (uint32_t)profile->ireg_seconds) {
-				time_t now = switch_epoch_time_now(NULL);
-				sofia_reg_check_expire(profile, now, 0);
-				ireg_loops = 0;
-			}
 	
-			if(++iping_loops >= (uint32_t)profile->iping_freq) {
-				time_t now = switch_epoch_time_now(NULL);
-				sofia_reg_check_ping_expire(profile, now, profile->iping_seconds);
-				iping_loops = 0;
+				if(++iping_loops >= (uint32_t)profile->iping_freq) {
+					time_t now = switch_epoch_time_now(NULL);
+					sofia_reg_check_ping_expire(profile, now, profile->iping_seconds);
+					iping_loops = 0;
+				}
+
+				if (++gateway_loops >= GATEWAY_SECONDS) {
+					sofia_reg_check_gateway(profile, switch_epoch_time_now(NULL));
+					sofia_sub_check_gateway(profile, switch_epoch_time_now(NULL));
+					gateway_loops = 0;
+				}
 			}
 
-			if (++gateway_loops >= GATEWAY_SECONDS) {
-				sofia_reg_check_gateway(profile, switch_epoch_time_now(NULL));
-				sofia_sub_check_gateway(profile, switch_epoch_time_now(NULL));
-				gateway_loops = 0;
-			}
+			tick = 0;
 		}
 
-		switch_yield(1000000);
+		if (switch_queue_pop_timeout(mod_sofia_globals.general_event_queue, &pop, 100000) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			
+			do {
+				switch_event_t *event = (switch_event_t *) pop;
+				general_event_handler(event);
+				switch_event_destroy(&event);
+
+				pop = NULL;
+				switch_queue_trypop(mod_sofia_globals.general_event_queue, &pop);
+			} while (pop);
+
+		}
+
+		sofia_glue_fire_events(profile);
+
+		if (++x == 10) {
+			tick = 1;
+			x = 0;
+		}
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c
index 7dcdfcda79..f4e3396bda 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c
@@ -2476,9 +2476,6 @@ switch_bool_t sofia_glue_execute_sql_callback(sofia_profile_t *profile,
 
 	switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(&dbh);
 
-
-	sofia_glue_fire_events(profile);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2515,9 +2512,6 @@ char *sofia_glue_execute_sql2str(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_mutex_t *mutex
 
 	switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(&dbh);
 
-
-	sofia_glue_fire_events(profile);
-
 	return ret;
 }