diff --git a/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php b/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php
index 46e2c54f3a..4815f65eef 100644
--- a/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php
+++ b/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 				$fax_options = "fax_use_ecm=true,fax_enable_t38=true,fax_enable_t38_request=true,fax_disable_v17=true";
 			}
 			else {
-				//try the user-definable method again
+				//try the user definable method again
 				$fax_options = '';
 				foreach($setting->get('fax','variable') as $variable) {
 					$fax_options .= $variable.",";
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+		//set the origination uuid
+			if (!is_uuid($origination_uuid)) { 
+				$origination_uuid = uuid();
+			}
+
 		//build a list of fax variables
 			$dial_string = $common_variables;
 			$dial_string .= $fax_options.",";