diff --git a/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn b/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn
index 429d337..c6fe15b 100644
--- a/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn
+++ b/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn
@@ -1331,6 +1331,9 @@
 
 		/* The first leg will now be switched into bidirectional
 		 * mode, but we do not expect any data comming back yet. */
+		f_rtpem_mode(RTPEM[0], RTPEM_MODE_BIDIR);
+		stats_osmux := f_osmuxem_stats_get(OsmuxEM);
+		num_pkts_tx[1] := stats_osmux.num_pkts_tx;
 		f_flow_modify(RTPEM[0], ep, call_id, "sendrecv", flow[0]);
 		f_sleep(0.5);
 		stats_rtp := f_rtpem_stats_get(RTPEM[0]);
@@ -1347,12 +1350,9 @@
 		/* When the second leg is switched into bidirectional mode
 		 * as well, then the MGW will connect the two together and
 		 * we should see RTP streams passing through from both ends. */
-		f_rtpem_mode(RTPEM[0], RTPEM_MODE_BIDIR);
 		f_osmuxem_mode(OsmuxEM, OSMUXEM_MODE_BIDIR);
 		stats_rtp := f_rtpem_stats_get(RTPEM[0]);
-		num_pkts_tx[0] := stats_rtp.num_pkts_tx
-		stats_osmux := f_osmuxem_stats_get(OsmuxEM);
-		num_pkts_tx[1] := stats_osmux.num_pkts_tx
+		num_pkts_tx[0] := stats_rtp.num_pkts_tx;
 
 		if (crcx_osmux_wildcard) {
 			/* For now we must set same CID as the MGW recvCID,