diff --git a/res/res_sip_session.c b/res/res_sip_session.c
index 6cf63b883559ddd52f5f903dc686a19af8d20618..0b0ebe5317a9bc4498bc3d3d870a4520cacd500a 100644
--- a/res/res_sip_session.c
+++ b/res/res_sip_session.c
@@ -1609,11 +1609,12 @@ static void session_inv_on_tsx_state_changed(pjsip_inv_session *inv, pjsip_trans
 				if (tsx->status_code == PJSIP_SC_REQUEST_PENDING) {
 					reschedule_reinvite(session, tsx->mod_data[session_module.id], tsx->last_tx);
 					return;
-				} else {
-					/* Other failures result in destroying the session. */
+				} else if (inv->state == PJSIP_INV_STATE_CONFIRMED) {
+					/* Other reinvite failures result in destroying the session. */
 					pjsip_tx_data *tdata;
-					pjsip_inv_end_session(inv, 500, NULL, &tdata);
-					ast_sip_session_send_request(session, tdata);
+					if (pjsip_inv_end_session(inv, 500, NULL, &tdata) == PJ_SUCCESS) {
+						ast_sip_session_send_request(session, tdata);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else {