diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index c221290e7fd8afe336d4fbc38ab96bfb9ab62718..1349480e697c2ffa4554f6e7bfb40cc490fd26d0 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -22723,7 +22723,7 @@ static int reload_config(enum channelreloadreason reason)
 			if (!strcasecmp(utype, "user")) {
 				is_peer = 1;
 			} else if (!strcasecmp(utype, "friend")) {
-				is_peer = 1;
+				is_peer = 2;
 			} else if (!strcasecmp(utype, "peer"))
 				is_peer = 2;
 			else {