diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index 5c843a59..a940b564 100755
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 						    const int iNumBytesRead,
 							const CHostAddress& HostAdr )
 {
-	bool bChanOK = true;
+	bool bChanOK = false;
 
 	Mutex.lock ();
 	{
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				bChanOK = false; /* no free channel available */
+				/* no free channel available */
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 			{
 			case PS_AUDIO_OK:
 				PostWinMessage ( MS_JIT_BUF_PUT, MUL_COL_LED_GREEN, iCurChanID );
+				bChanOK = true; // in case we have an audio packet, return true
 				break;
 
 			case PS_AUDIO_ERR:
 				PostWinMessage ( MS_JIT_BUF_PUT, MUL_COL_LED_RED, iCurChanID );
+				bChanOK = true; // in case we have an audio packet, return true
 				break;
 
 			case PS_PROT_ERR:
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 	}
 	Mutex.unlock ();
 
-	return !bChanOK; /* return 1 if error */
+	return bChanOK;
 }
 
 void CChannelSet::GetBlockAllConC ( CVector<int>& vecChanID,
diff --git a/src/socket.cpp b/src/socket.cpp
index f4e4aabe..8c1cdc09 100755
--- a/src/socket.cpp
+++ b/src/socket.cpp
@@ -124,11 +124,13 @@ void CSocket::OnDataReceived ()
 	else
 	{
 		/* server */
-		// a packet was received, tell the server object to wake up if it
-		// is in sleep mode (Qt will delete the event object when done)
-		QThread::postEvent ( pServer,
-			new CLlconEvent ( MS_PACKET_RECEIVED, 0, 0 ) );
-
-		pChannelSet->PutData ( vecbyRecBuf, iNumBytesRead, RecHostAddr );
+		if ( pChannelSet->PutData ( vecbyRecBuf, iNumBytesRead, RecHostAddr ) )
+		{
+			// this was an audio packet, start server
+			// tell the server object to wake up if it
+			// is in sleep mode (Qt will delete the event object when done)
+			QThread::postEvent ( pServer,
+				new CLlconEvent ( MS_PACKET_RECEIVED, 0, 0 ) );
+		}
 	}
 }