diff --git a/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn b/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
index 003813a..07eafc7 100644
--- a/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/MSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@
 			Misc_Helpers.f_shutdown(__BFILE__, __LINE__, fail, log2str("Unexpected L3 received", l3));
 		}
 		}
+	[st.rr_ass_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_DEACT_SACCH(st.old_chan_nr)) {
+		repeat;
+		}
 	[st.rr_ass_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_REL_REQ(st.old_chan_nr, tr_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))) {
 		RSL.send(ts_RSL_REL_CONF(st.old_chan_nr, valueof(ts_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))));
 		repeat;
@@ -1043,6 +1046,9 @@
 		}
 	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] as_Media_ipacc();
 	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] as_Media_mgw(true);	
+	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_DEACT_SACCH(st.old_chan_nr)) {
+		repeat;
+		}
 	[st.rr_ho_cmpl_seen] RSL.receive(tr_RSL_REL_REQ(st.old_chan_nr, tr_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))) {
 		RSL.send(ts_RSL_REL_CONF(st.old_chan_nr, valueof(ts_RslLinkID_DCCH(0))));
 		repeat;