diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/ring_groups/index.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/ring_groups/index.lua
index 2463ab0e91..16cc0e4edf 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/ring_groups/index.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/ring_groups/index.lua
@@ -120,16 +120,16 @@
 		call_direction = session:getVariable("call_direction");
 	end
 
---set the call_timeout to a higher value to prevent the early timeout of the ring group
-	if (session:ready()) then
-		session:setVariable("call_timeout","300");
-	end
-
 --default to local if nil
 	if (call_direction == nil) then
 		call_direction = "local";
 	end
 
+---set the call_timeout to a higher value to prevent the early timeout of the ring group
+	if (session:ready()) then
+		session:setVariable("call_timeout","300");
+	end
+
 --set ring ready
 	if (session:ready()) then
 		session:execute("ring_ready", "");
@@ -278,6 +278,32 @@
 		end
 	end
 
+--get the destination and follow the forward
+	function get_forward_all(count, destination_number, domain_name)
+		cmd = "user_exists id ".. destination_number .." "..domain_name;
+		freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[ring groups][call forward all] " .. cmd .. "\n");
+		user_exists = api:executeString(cmd);
+		if (user_exists == "true") then
+			---check to see if the new destination is forwarded - third forward
+				cmd = "user_data ".. destination_number .."@" ..domain_name.." var forward_all_enabled";
+				if (api:executeString(cmd) == "true") then
+					--get the new destination - third foward
+						cmd = "user_data ".. destination_number .."@" ..domain_name.." var forward_all_destination";
+						destination_number = api:executeString(cmd);
+						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[ring groups][call forward all] " .. count .. " " .. cmd .. " ".. destination_number .."\n");
+
+						cmd = "user_exists id ".. destination_number .." "..domain_name;
+						user_exists = api:executeString(cmd);
+
+						count = count + 1;
+						if (count < 5) then
+							count, destination_number = get_forward_all(count, destination_number, domain_name);
+						end
+				end
+		end
+		return count, destination_number;
+	end
+
 --process the ring group
 	if (ring_group_forward_enabled == "true" and string.len(ring_group_forward_destination) > 0) then
 		--forward the ring group
@@ -343,41 +369,10 @@
 				else
 					leg_domain_name = array[2];
 				end
-				cmd = "user_exists id ".. row.destination_number .." "..leg_domain_name;
-				user_exists = api:executeString(cmd);
-				if (user_exists == "true") then
-					--check to see if the destination is forwarded - first forward
-						cmd = "user_data ".. row.destination_number .."@" ..leg_domain_name.." var forward_all_enabled";
-						if (api:executeString(cmd) == "true") then
-							--get the new destination
-								cmd = "user_data ".. row.destination_number .."@" ..leg_domain_name.." var forward_all_destination";
-								row.destination_number = api:executeString(cmd);
-								cmd = "user_exists id ".. row.destination_number .." "..leg_domain_name;
-								user_exists = api:executeString(cmd);
-								if (user_exists == "true") then
-									--check to see if the new destination is forwarded - second forward
-										cmd = "user_data ".. row.destination_number .."@" ..leg_domain_name.." var forward_all_enabled";
-										if (api:executeString(cmd) == "true") then
-											--get the new destination - second forward
-												cmd = "user_data ".. row.destination_number .."@" ..leg_domain_name.." var forward_all_destination";
-												row.destination_number = api:executeString(cmd);
-												cmd = "user_exists id ".. row.destination_number .." "..leg_domain_name;
-												user_exists = api:executeString(cmd);
-												if (user_exists == "true") then
-													---check to see if the new destination is forwarded - third forward
-														cmd = "user_data ".. row.destination_number .."@" ..leg_domain_name.." var forward_all_enabled";
-														if (api:executeString(cmd) == "true") then
-															--get the new destination - third foward
-																cmd = "user_data ".. row.destination_number .."@" ..leg_domain_name.." var forward_all_destination";
-																row.destination_number = api:executeString(cmd);
-																cmd = "user_exists id ".. row.destination_number .." "..leg_domain_name;
-																user_exists = api:executeString(cmd);
-														end
-												end
-										end
-								end
-						end
-				end
+
+				--follow the forwards
+				count, destination_number = get_forward_all(0, row.destination_number, leg_domain_name);
+
 				cmd = "user_exists id ".. row.destination_number .." "..leg_domain_name;
 				if (user_exists == "true") then
 					--add user_exists true or false to the row array