diff --git a/modules/tm/t_suspend.c b/modules/tm/t_suspend.c
index 64f9af81e93..67572b6399f 100644
--- a/modules/tm/t_suspend.c
+++ b/modules/tm/t_suspend.c
@@ -298,7 +298,13 @@ int t_continue(unsigned int hash_index, unsigned int label,
 		LM_DBG("continuing from a suspended reply"
 				" - resetting the suspend branch flag\n");
 
+		if (t->uac[branch].reply) {
 		t->uac[branch].reply->msg_flags &= ~FL_RPL_SUSPENDED;
+                } else {
+			LM_WARN("no reply in t_continue for branch. not much we can do\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+                
 		if (t->uas.request) t->uas.request->msg_flags&= ~FL_RPL_SUSPENDED;
 
 		faked_env( t, t->uac[branch].reply, 1);