diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
index de27fb4..ca47934 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 	ns2_nse_notify_unblocked(nsvc, false);
 
 	/* check if sns is using this VC */
-	ns2_sns_free_nsvc(nsvc);
+	ns2_sns_replace_nsvc(nsvc);
 	osmo_fsm_inst_term(nsvc->fi, OSMO_FSM_TERM_REQUEST, NULL);
 
 	/* let the driver/bind clean up it's internal state */
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@
 {
 	struct gprs_ns2_nse *nse = nsvc->nse;
 
+	ns2_sns_notify_alive(nse, nsvc, unblocked);
 	ns2_nse_data_sum(nse);
 
 	if (unblocked == nse->alive)