diff --git a/apps/app_forkcdr.c b/apps/app_forkcdr.c
index c75553c347a45535b0002c17760cc66ad2ee3ada..354792fb9a49d80b8b6e7154a95aaff66894a8d4 100644
--- a/apps/app_forkcdr.c
+++ b/apps/app_forkcdr.c
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ static void ast_cdr_fork(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_flags optflags, ch
 	if (!(newcdr = ast_cdr_dup_unique(cdr)))
 		return;
 	
+	/*
+	 * End the original CDR if requested BEFORE appending the new CDR
+	 * otherwise we incorrectly end the new CDR also.
+	 */
+	if (ast_test_flag(&optflags, OPT_ENDCDR)) {
+		ast_cdr_end(cdr);
+	}
+
 	ast_cdr_append(cdr, newcdr);
 
 	if (!ast_test_flag(&optflags, OPT_NORESET))
@@ -218,9 +226,6 @@ static void ast_cdr_fork(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_flags optflags, ch
 	if (ast_test_flag(&optflags, OPT_RESETDEST))
 		newcdr->dstchannel[0] = 0;
 	
-	if (ast_test_flag(&optflags, OPT_ENDCDR))
-		ast_cdr_end(cdr);
-
 	if (ast_test_flag(&optflags, OPT_ANSLOCK))
 		ast_set_flag(cdr, AST_CDR_FLAG_ANSLOCKED);