diff --git a/capi.c b/capi.c
index 3037af5..7303f7d 100644
--- a/capi.c
+++ b/capi.c
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ static void cb_disconnected(capi_connection *cp, int localdisconnect, unsigned r
 	LOGP(DCAPI, LOGL_DEBUG, "%s(local=%d, reason=0x%04x, reason_b3=0x%04x)\n", __func__, localdisconnect, reason, reason_b3);
 
 	cst = capiconn_getpriv(cp);
-	OSMO_ASSERT(cst);
-	if (cst->bch->ops.fini)
+	if (!cst)
+		return;
+	if (cst->bch && cst->bch->ops.fini)
 		cst->bch->ops.fini(cst);
 	talloc_free(cst);
 }
@@ -133,7 +134,16 @@ static void cb_incoming(capi_connection *cp, unsigned contr, unsigned cipvalue,
 
 static void cb_connected(capi_connection *cp, _cstruct NCPI)
 {
-	printf("connected: %s\n", conninfo(cp));
+	struct call_state *cst = capiconn_getpriv(cp);
+	struct bchan_handler *bch = cst->bch;
+
+	LOGP(DCAPI, LOGL_NOTICE, "connected: %s\n", conninfo(cp));
+
+	if (bch->ops.init) {
+		int rc = bch->ops.init(cst);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			capiconn_disconnect(cp, NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 /* user plane data received */