diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index 39413f9a6035262b3dfb34f077b2dc7326c13df7..a5cb126402718001b30aefe7cd40771ccb5d7613 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -4865,6 +4865,7 @@ static struct callattempt *wait_for_answer(struct queue_ent *qe, struct callatte
 					char tmpchan[256];
 					char *stuff;
 					char *tech;
+					int failed = 0;
 
 					ast_copy_string(tmpchan, ast_channel_call_forward(o->chan), sizeof(tmpchan));
 					ast_copy_string(forwarder, ast_channel_name(o->chan), sizeof(forwarder));
@@ -4977,14 +4978,20 @@ static struct callattempt *wait_for_answer(struct queue_ent *qe, struct callatte
 						if (ast_call(o->chan, stuff, 0)) {
 							ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Forwarding failed to dial '%s/%s'\n",
 								tech, stuff);
-							do_hang(o);
-							numnochan++;
+							failed = 1;
 						}
 					}
 
-					ast_channel_publish_dial(qe->chan, o->chan, stuff, NULL);
 					ast_channel_publish_dial_forward(qe->chan, original, o->chan, NULL,
 						"CANCEL", ast_channel_call_forward(original));
+					if (o->chan) {
+						ast_channel_publish_dial(qe->chan, o->chan, stuff, NULL);
+					}
+
+					if (failed) {
+						do_hang(o);
+						numnochan++;
+					}
 
 					/* Hangup the original channel now, in case we needed it */
 					ast_hangup(winner);