diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 15d493db..6121bf42 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 3.3.9
 
+- another improvement of auto jitter buffer detection in very bad
+  network conditions
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/buffer.cpp b/src/buffer.cpp
index 0d41e2aa..6f2bb4af 100755
--- a/src/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/buffer.cpp
@@ -150,11 +150,9 @@ void CNetBufWithStats::Init ( const int  iNewBlockSize,
             ErrorRateStatistic[i].Init ( MAX_STATISTIC_COUNT, true );
         }
 
-        // start initialization phase of IIR filtering, use a quarter the size
-        // of the error rate statistic buffers which should be ok for a good
-        // initialization value (initialization phase should be as short as
-        // possible
-        iInitCounter = MAX_STATISTIC_COUNT / 4;
+        // reset the initialization counter which controls the initialization
+        // phase length
+        ResetInitCounter();
 
         // init auto buffer setting with a meaningful value, also init the
         // IIR parameter with this value
@@ -164,6 +162,15 @@ void CNetBufWithStats::Init ( const int  iNewBlockSize,
     }
 }
 
+void CNetBufWithStats::ResetInitCounter()
+{
+    // start initialization phase of IIR filtering, use a quarter the size
+    // of the error rate statistic buffers which should be ok for a good
+    // initialization value (initialization phase should be as short as
+    // possible)
+    iInitCounter = MAX_STATISTIC_COUNT / 4;
+}
+
 bool CNetBufWithStats::Put ( const CVector<uint8_t>& vecbyData,
                              const int               iInSize )
 {
@@ -250,6 +257,11 @@ void CNetBufWithStats::UpdateAutoSetting()
     {
         // in case no buffer is below bound, use largest buffer size
         iCurMaxUpDecision = viBufSizesForSim[NUM_STAT_SIMULATION_BUFFERS - 1];
+
+        // This is a worst case, something very bad had happened. Hopefully
+        // this was just temporary so that we initiate a new initialzation
+        // phase to get quickly back to normal buffer sizes (hopefully).
+        ResetInitCounter();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index a29be43d..14b5b94d 100755
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void UpdateAutoSetting();
+    void ResetInitCounter();
 
     // statistic (do not use the vector class since the classes do not have
     // appropriate copy constructor/operator)