diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_msc.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_msc.c
index 04e9cf3..0acc290 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_msc.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_msc.c
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@
 
 	/* handle base message handling */
 	hh = (struct ipaccess_head *) msg->data;
-	ipaccess_rcvmsg_base(msg, bfd);
 
 	/* initialize the networking. This includes sending a GSM08.08 message */
 	msg->cb[0] = (unsigned long) data;
 	if (hh->proto == IPAC_PROTO_IPACCESS) {
+		ipaccess_rcvmsg_base(msg, bfd);
 		if (msg->l2h[0] == IPAC_MSGT_ID_ACK)
 			initialize_if_needed(data->msc_con);
 		else if (msg->l2h[0] == IPAC_MSGT_ID_GET) {
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
index 0d0fd58..1aef27e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -825,10 +825,10 @@
 
 	/* handle base message handling */
 	hh = (struct ipaccess_head *) msg->data;
-	ipaccess_rcvmsg_base(msg, bfd);
 
 	/* initialize the networking. This includes sending a GSM08.08 message */
 	if (hh->proto == IPAC_PROTO_IPACCESS) {
+		ipaccess_rcvmsg_base(msg, bfd);
 		if (msg->l2h[0] == IPAC_MSGT_ID_ACK)
 			initialize_msc_if_needed(msc_con);
 		else if (msg->l2h[0] == IPAC_MSGT_ID_GET)