diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c
index dec93970a0..3a84a451de 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_modem.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_FEC_SPAN            3
 
 static struct {
-	int NEXT_ID;
 	int REF_COUNT;
 	int THREADCOUNT;
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
@@ -223,8 +222,6 @@ switch_status_t modem_init(modem_t *modem, modem_control_handler_t control_handl
 #endif
 	logging_state_t *logging;
 
-	memset(modem, 0, sizeof(*modem));
-
 	modem->master = -1;
 	modem->slave = -1;
 
@@ -298,8 +295,6 @@ switch_status_t modem_init(modem_t *modem, modem_control_handler_t control_handl
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
-	modem->slot = globals.NEXT_ID++;
-    
 	snprintf(modem->devlink, sizeof(modem->devlink), "%s/FS%d", spandsp_globals.modem_directory, modem->slot);
 	
 	unlink(modem->devlink);
@@ -1351,11 +1346,12 @@ static void activate_modems(void)
 	int x;
 
 	switch_mutex_lock(globals.mutex);
-	memset(globals.MODEM_POOL, 0, MAX_MODEMS);
+	memset(globals.MODEM_POOL, 0, sizeof(globals.MODEM_POOL));
 	for (x = 0; x < max; x++) {
 
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Starting Modem SLOT %d\n", x);
 
+		globals.MODEM_POOL[x].slot = x;
 		launch_modem_thread(&globals.MODEM_POOL[x]);
 	}
 	switch_mutex_unlock(globals.mutex);