diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index 5975e33b28088d1e747791b7420084e61033704d..21f3fb9e7af8def4fed70aaf0f14910f572109b0 100755
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ static struct ast_conference *build_conf(char *confno, char *pin, int make, int
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Out of memory\n");
 	}
 cnfout:
-	if (cnf && (make || dynamic)) 
-		cnf->users++;
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&conflock);
 	return cnf;
 }
@@ -266,6 +264,7 @@ static int conf_run(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_conference *conf, int c
 	char __buf[CONF_SIZE + AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET];
 	char *buf = __buf + AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET;
 	
+	conf->users++;
 	if (!(confflags & CONFFLAG_QUIET) && conf->users == 1) {
 		if (!ast_streamfile(chan, "conf-onlyperson", chan->language))
 			ast_waitstream(chan, "");