diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
index 92efeb7a27..a459da7b8a 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@
 
 		--play the beep
 			dtmf_digits = '';
+			session:execute("playback","silence_stream://200");
 			session:streamFile("tone_stream://L=1;%(1000, 0, 640)");
 
 		--start epoch