diff --git a/channels/chan_iax2.c b/channels/chan_iax2.c
index fa7511b0df318bfef9a589539a7b8a23c93c11b8..40805435d9c97c64c7be9b74cdfcf9706180928f 100644
--- a/channels/chan_iax2.c
+++ b/channels/chan_iax2.c
@@ -11529,57 +11529,65 @@ immediatedial:
 					}
 				}
 
-				if ((iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_BEGIN) ||
-				    (iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MBEGIN)) {
-					if (iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MBEGIN)
-						iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_MREADY;
-					else
-						iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_READY;
-					ast_verb(3, "Channel '%s' ready to transfer\n", iaxs[fr->callno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) : "<Unknown>");
+				if (iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_BEGIN) {
+					iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_MREADY;
+				} else if (iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MBEGIN) {
+					iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_READY;
+				} else {
 					if (iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno) {
-						if ((iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring == TRANSFER_READY) ||
-						    (iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MREADY)) {
-							/* They're both ready, now release them. */
-							if (iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MREADY) {
-								ast_verb(3, "Attempting media bridge of %s and %s\n", iaxs[fr->callno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) : "<Unknown>",
-										iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner) : "<Unknown>");
+						ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]);
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+				ast_verb(3, "Channel '%s' ready to transfer\n", iaxs[fr->callno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) : "<Unknown>");
 
-								iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring = TRANSFER_MEDIA;
-								iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_MEDIA;
+				if (!iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno) {
+					break;
+				}
 
-								memset(&ied0, 0, sizeof(ied0));
-								memset(&ied1, 0, sizeof(ied1));
-								iax_ie_append_short(&ied0, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->peercallno);
-								iax_ie_append_short(&ied1, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[fr->callno]->peercallno);
-								send_command(iaxs[fr->callno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXMEDIA, 0, ied0.buf, ied0.pos, -1);
-								send_command(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXMEDIA, 0, ied1.buf, ied1.pos, -1);
-							} else {
-								ast_verb(3, "Releasing %s and %s\n", iaxs[fr->callno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) : "<Unknown>",
-										iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner) : "<Unknown>");
+				if (!(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring == TRANSFER_READY) &&
+				    !(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MREADY)) {
+					break;
+				}
 
-								iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring = TRANSFER_RELEASED;
-								iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_RELEASED;
-								ast_set_flag64(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno], IAX_ALREADYGONE);
-								ast_set_flag64(iaxs[fr->callno], IAX_ALREADYGONE);
+				/* Both sides are ready */
 
-								/* Stop doing lag & ping requests */
-								stop_stuff(fr->callno);
-								stop_stuff(iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno);
+				/* XXX what isn't checked here is that both sides match transfer types. */
 
-								memset(&ied0, 0, sizeof(ied0));
-								memset(&ied1, 0, sizeof(ied1));
-								iax_ie_append_short(&ied0, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->peercallno);
-								iax_ie_append_short(&ied1, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[fr->callno]->peercallno);
-								send_command(iaxs[fr->callno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXREL, 0, ied0.buf, ied0.pos, -1);
-								send_command(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXREL, 0, ied1.buf, ied1.pos, -1);
-							}
+				if (iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring == TRANSFER_MREADY) {
+					ast_verb(3, "Attempting media bridge of %s and %s\n", iaxs[fr->callno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) : "<Unknown>",
+							iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner) : "<Unknown>");
 
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				if (iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno) {
-					ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]);
+					iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring = TRANSFER_MEDIA;
+					iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_MEDIA;
+
+					memset(&ied0, 0, sizeof(ied0));
+					memset(&ied1, 0, sizeof(ied1));
+					iax_ie_append_short(&ied0, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->peercallno);
+					iax_ie_append_short(&ied1, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[fr->callno]->peercallno);
+					send_command(iaxs[fr->callno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXMEDIA, 0, ied0.buf, ied0.pos, -1);
+					send_command(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXMEDIA, 0, ied1.buf, ied1.pos, -1);
+				} else {
+					ast_verb(3, "Releasing %s and %s\n", iaxs[fr->callno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) : "<Unknown>",
+							iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner ? ast_channel_name(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->owner) : "<Unknown>");
+
+					iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->transferring = TRANSFER_RELEASED;
+					iaxs[fr->callno]->transferring = TRANSFER_RELEASED;
+					ast_set_flag64(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno], IAX_ALREADYGONE);
+					ast_set_flag64(iaxs[fr->callno], IAX_ALREADYGONE);
+
+					/* Stop doing lag & ping requests */
+					stop_stuff(fr->callno);
+					stop_stuff(iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno);
+
+					memset(&ied0, 0, sizeof(ied0));
+					memset(&ied1, 0, sizeof(ied1));
+					iax_ie_append_short(&ied0, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]->peercallno);
+					iax_ie_append_short(&ied1, IAX_IE_CALLNO, iaxs[fr->callno]->peercallno);
+					send_command(iaxs[fr->callno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXREL, 0, ied0.buf, ied0.pos, -1);
+					send_command(iaxs[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno], AST_FRAME_IAX, IAX_COMMAND_TXREL, 0, ied1.buf, ied1.pos, -1);
 				}
+				ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno]);
 				break;
 			case IAX_COMMAND_TXREQ:
 				try_transfer(iaxs[fr->callno], &ies);