diff --git a/app/dialplans/resources/switch/conf/dialplan/250_page-extension.xml b/app/dialplans/resources/switch/conf/dialplan/250_page-extension.xml
index 6c68f548e1..48e81c7f16 100644
--- a/app/dialplans/resources/switch/conf/dialplan/250_page-extension.xml
+++ b/app/dialplans/resources/switch/conf/dialplan/250_page-extension.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 		<action application="set" data="destinations=$1"/>
 		<action application="set" data="pin_number={v_pin_number}"/>
 		<action application="set" data="mute=true"/>
+		<action application="set" data="check_destination_status=false" enabled="false"/>
 		<action application="set" data="moderator=false" />
 		<action application="lua" data="page.lua"/>
 	</condition>
diff --git a/app/switch/resources/scripts/page.lua b/app/switch/resources/scripts/page.lua
index f587c2c60e..478ca9a411 100644
--- a/app/switch/resources/scripts/page.lua
+++ b/app/switch/resources/scripts/page.lua
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if (referred_by == nil) then
 
 	--determine whether to check if the destination is available
 		check_destination_status = session:getVariable("check_destination_status");
-		if (not check_destination_status) then check_destination_status = 'false'; end
+		if (not check_destination_status) then check_destination_status = 'true'; end
 
 	--set the type of auto answer
 		auto_answer = session:getVariable("auto_answer");