diff --git a/src/modules/tm/t_reply.c b/src/modules/tm/t_reply.c
index 6163240cc3e..38f5d0353f0 100644
--- a/src/modules/tm/t_reply.c
+++ b/src/modules/tm/t_reply.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,10 @@ static enum rps t_should_relay_response( struct cell *Trans , int new_code,
 			picked_branch = branch;
 			run_branch_failure_handlers( Trans, Trans->uac[branch].reply,
 									new_code, extra_flags);
-			Trans->uac[branch].reply = 0;
+		 	/* Don't do reset the reply if we are in a resume route, 
+		  	 * we need to free it at the end of the continue processing */
+			if (!(Trans->flags&T_ASYNC_CONTINUE))
+				Trans->uac[branch].reply = 0;
 		}
 
 
@@ -1362,8 +1365,11 @@ static enum rps t_should_relay_response( struct cell *Trans , int new_code,
 
 		/* now reset it; after the failure logic, the reply may
 		 * not be stored any more and we don't want to keep into
-		 * transaction some broken reference */
-		Trans->uac[branch].reply = 0;
+		 * transaction some broken reference. Don't do it if we                     
+		 * are in a resume route, we need to free it at the end 
+		 * of the continue processing */
+		if (!(Trans->flags&T_ASYNC_CONTINUE))
+			Trans->uac[branch].reply = 0;
 
 		/* look if the callback perhaps replied transaction; it also
 		 * covers the case in which a transaction is replied localy