diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 79d1573668..6e22b82d75 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -3668,6 +3668,14 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_perform_mark_answered(switch_chan
 					  channel->name);
 
 
+	if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "absolute_codec_string"))) {
+		/* inherit_codec == true will implicitly clear the absolute_codec_string 
+		   variable if used since it was the reason it was set in the first place and is no longer needed */
+		if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "inherit_codec"))) {
+			switch_channel_set_variable(channel, "absolute_codec_string", NULL);
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch_channel_execute_on(channel, SWITCH_CHANNEL_EXECUTE_ON_ANSWER_VARIABLE);
 
 	if (!switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_EARLY_MEDIA)) {
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media.c b/src/switch_core_media.c
index a55730ba0f..aed981d226 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media.c
@@ -1366,11 +1366,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_media_prepare_codecs(switch_core_session_t *ses
 	switch_assert(smh->session != NULL);
 
 	if ((abs = switch_channel_get_variable(session->channel, "absolute_codec_string"))) {
-		/* inherit_codec == true will implicitly clear the absolute_codec_string 
-		   variable if used since it was the reason it was set in the first place and is no longer needed */
-		if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(session->channel, "inherit_codec"))) {
-			switch_channel_set_variable(session->channel, "absolute_codec_string", NULL);
-		}
 		codec_string = abs;
 		goto ready;
 	}