diff --git a/channels/chan_dect.c b/channels/chan_dect.c
index 217e89228..ea29bc7c5 100644
--- a/channels/chan_dect.c
+++ b/channels/chan_dect.c
@@ -865,8 +865,8 @@ static int dect_write(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *f)
 
 static struct ast_frame *dect_read(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "read\n");
-	return NULL;
+	ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "audio underrun?\n");
+	return &ast_null_frame;
 }
 
 static int dect_fixup(struct ast_channel *old, struct ast_channel *new)