diff --git a/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php b/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php
index 67cc3bf7f5..51e68eaf73 100644
--- a/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php
+++ b/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php
@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@
 					$dialplan_xml = "<extension name=\"".$ivr_menu_name."\" continue=\"false\" uuid=\"".$dialplan_uuid."\">\n";
 					$dialplan_xml .= "	<condition field=\"destination_number\" expression=\"^".$ivr_menu_extension."\$\">\n";
 					$dialplan_xml .= "		<action application=\"ring_ready\" data=\"\"/>\n";
-					$dialplan_xml .= "		<action application=\"answer\" data=\"\"/>\n";
+					if ($_SESSION['ivr_menu']['answer']['boolean'] == 'true') {
+						$dialplan_xml .= "		<action application=\"answer\" data=\"\"/>\n";
+					}
 					$dialplan_xml .= "		<action application=\"sleep\" data=\"1000\"/>\n";
 					$dialplan_xml .= "		<action application=\"set\" data=\"hangup_after_bridge=true\"/>\n";
 					$dialplan_xml .= "		<action application=\"set\" data=\"ringback=".$ivr_menu_ringback."\"/>\n";