diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index a940b564..85e03e06 100755
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 						    const int iNumBytesRead,
 							const CHostAddress& HostAdr )
 {
-	bool bChanOK = false;
+	bool bRet = false;
 
 	Mutex.lock ();
 	{
+		bool bChanOK = true;
+
 		/* get channel ID --------------------------------------------------- */
 		/* check address */
 		int iCurChanID = CheckAddr ( HostAdr );
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 			else
 			{
 				/* no free channel available */
+				bChanOK = false;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -128,12 +131,12 @@ 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
+				bRet = 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
+				bRet = true; // in case we have an audio packet, return true
 				break;
 
 			case PS_PROT_ERR:
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ bool CChannelSet::PutData ( const CVector<unsigned char>& vecbyRecBuf,
 	}
 	Mutex.unlock ();
 
-	return bChanOK;
+	return bRet;
 }
 
 void CChannelSet::GetBlockAllConC ( CVector<int>& vecChanID,