diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index fcccad086..b1f3a310f 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -2182,6 +2182,7 @@ private function f_tc_ho_int(charstring id) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
 	/* Check the amount of MGCP transactions is still consistant with the
 	 * test expectation */
 	f_check_mgcp_expectations()
+	f_sleep(0.5);
 }
 
 testcase TC_ho_int() runs on test_CT {
@@ -2447,6 +2448,9 @@ private function f_tc_ho_out_fail_no_ho_detect(charstring id) runs on MSC_ConnHd
 	var MgcpCommand mgcp;
 	var octetstring l3_rr_chan_rel := '060D00'O;
 	interleave {
+	[] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_DEACT_SACCH(g_chan_nr)) {
+			log("Got Deact SACCH");
+		}
 	[] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_DATA_REQ(g_chan_nr, ?, l3_rr_chan_rel)) {
 			log("Got RR Release");
 		}
diff --git a/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn b/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
index 003813a20..07eafc7de 100644
--- a/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ altstep as_assignment(inout AssignmentState st) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
 			Misc_Helpers.f_shutdown(__BFILE__, __LINE__, fail, log2str("Unexpected L3 received", l3));
 		}
 		}
+	[st.rr_ass_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_DEACT_SACCH(st.old_chan_nr)) {
+		repeat;
+		}
 	[st.rr_ass_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_REL_REQ(st.old_chan_nr, tr_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))) {
 		RSL.send(ts_RSL_REL_CONF(st.old_chan_nr, valueof(ts_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))));
 		repeat;
@@ -1043,6 +1046,9 @@ altstep as_handover(inout HandoverState st) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
 		}
 	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] as_Media_ipacc();
 	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] as_Media_mgw(true);	
+	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_DEACT_SACCH(st.old_chan_nr)) {
+		repeat;
+		}
 	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_REL_REQ(st.old_chan_nr, tr_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))) {
 		RSL.send(ts_RSL_REL_CONF(st.old_chan_nr, valueof(ts_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))));
 		repeat;