diff --git a/core/users/user_edit.php b/core/users/user_edit.php
index 1bdaac38be..6733eb5e00 100644
--- a/core/users/user_edit.php
+++ b/core/users/user_edit.php
@@ -576,12 +576,13 @@
 				//update the user_status
 					if (isset($call_center_agent_uuid) && is_uuid($call_center_agent_uuid) && !empty($user_status)) {
 						$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
-						$switch_cmd .= "callcenter_config agent set status ".$call_center_agent_uuid." '".$user_status."'";
+						$switch_cmd = "callcenter_config agent set status ".$call_center_agent_uuid." '".$user_status."'";
 						$switch_result = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$switch_cmd);
 					}
 
 				//update the user state
 					if (isset($call_center_agent_uuid) && is_uuid($call_center_agent_uuid)) {
+						$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
 						$cmd = "api callcenter_config agent set state ".$call_center_agent_uuid." Waiting";
 						$response = event_socket_request($fp, $cmd);
 					}