diff --git a/src/include/switch_channel.h b/src/include/switch_channel.h
index 4225a9bd88..73eb7f1026 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_channel.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_channel.h
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_channel_get_partner_uuid(switch_channel_t *c
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_hold_record_t *) switch_channel_get_hold_record(switch_channel_t *channel);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_state_thread_lock(switch_channel_t *channel);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_state_thread_unlock(switch_channel_t *channel);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_state_thread_trylock(switch_channel_t *channel);
 
 SWITCH_END_EXTERN_C
 #endif
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 9ac36c589a..0cdf2eaa13 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -2288,6 +2288,13 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_state_thread_lock(switch_channel_t *channel)
 	switch_mutex_lock(channel->thread_mutex);
 }
 
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_state_thread_trylock(switch_channel_t *channel)
+{
+	return switch_mutex_trylock(channel->thread_mutex);
+}
+
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_state_thread_unlock(switch_channel_t *channel)
 {
 	switch_mutex_unlock(channel->thread_mutex);
diff --git a/src/switch_core_session.c b/src/switch_core_session.c
index b0073e670e..3c0672276f 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_session.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_session.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_dequeue_message(switch_core_
 
 	switch_assert(session != NULL);
 
-	if (session->message_queue && switch_queue_size(session->message_queue)) {
+	if (session->message_queue) {
 		if ((status = (switch_status_t) switch_queue_trypop(session->message_queue, &pop)) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			*message = (switch_core_session_message_t *) pop;
 			if ((*message)->delivery_time && (*message)->delivery_time > switch_epoch_time_now(NULL)) {
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_queue_signal_data(switch_cor
 	switch_assert(session != NULL);
 
 	if (session->signal_data_queue) {
-		if (switch_queue_trypush(session->signal_data_queue, signal_data) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (switch_queue_push(session->signal_data_queue, signal_data) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		}
 
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_dequeue_signal_data(switch_c
 
 	switch_assert(session != NULL);
 
-	if (session->signal_data_queue && switch_queue_size(session->signal_data_queue)) {
+	if (session->signal_data_queue) {
 		if ((status = (switch_status_t) switch_queue_trypop(session->signal_data_queue, &pop)) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			*signal_data = pop;
 		}
@@ -1257,14 +1257,33 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_mutex_t *) switch_core_session_get_mutex(switch_core_sessi
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_wake_session_thread(switch_core_session_t *session)
 {
 	switch_status_t status;
+	int tries = 0;
 
-	/* If trylock fails the signal is already awake so we needn't bother */
+	/* If trylock fails the signal is already awake so we needn't bother ..... or do we????*/
+
+ top:
 
 	status = switch_mutex_trylock(session->mutex);
-
+	
 	if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_thread_cond_signal(session->cond);
 		switch_mutex_unlock(session->mutex);
+	} else {
+		if (switch_channel_state_thread_trylock(session->channel) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			/* We've beat them for sure, as soon as we release this lock, they will be checking their queue on the next line. */
+			switch_channel_state_thread_unlock(session->channel);
+		} else {
+			/* What luck!  The channel has already started going to sleep *after* we checked if we need to wake it up.
+			   It will miss any messages in its queue because they were inserted after *it* checked its queue.  (catch-22)
+			   So, it's not asleep yet, but it's too late for us to be sure they know we want them to stay awake and check its queue again.
+			   Now *we* need to sleep instead but just for 1ms so we can circle back and try again.
+			   This is so rare (yet possible) to happen that we can be fairly certian it will not happen 2x in a row but we'll try 10x just in case.
+			 */
+			if (++tries < 10) {
+				switch_cond_next();
+				goto top;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/src/switch_core_state_machine.c b/src/switch_core_state_machine.c
index daa5bf37d4..6cbf2d3f71 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_state_machine.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_state_machine.c
@@ -524,7 +524,16 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_run(switch_core_session_t *session)
 					switch_channel_state_thread_lock(session->channel);
 					switch_channel_set_flag(session->channel, CF_THREAD_SLEEPING);
 					if (switch_channel_get_state(session->channel) == switch_channel_get_running_state(session->channel)) {
+						switch_ivr_parse_all_events(session);
+						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG1, "%s session thread sleep state: %s!\n", 
+										  switch_channel_get_name(session->channel),
+										  switch_channel_state_name(switch_channel_get_running_state(session->channel)));
 						switch_thread_cond_wait(session->cond, session->mutex);
+						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG1, "%s session thread wake state: %s!\n", 
+										  switch_channel_get_name(session->channel),
+										  switch_channel_state_name(switch_channel_get_running_state(session->channel)));
+
+
 					}
 					switch_channel_clear_flag(session->channel, CF_THREAD_SLEEPING);
 					switch_channel_state_thread_unlock(session->channel);
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index f216c37ec8..c57ace9be4 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -851,10 +851,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_parse_all_events(switch_core_session_
 		x++;
 	}
 
-	if (x) {
-		switch_ivr_sleep(session, 0, SWITCH_TRUE, NULL);
-	}
-
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }