diff --git a/channels/chan_agent.c b/channels/chan_agent.c
index 66104e7718..c106162e4c 100644
--- a/channels/chan_agent.c
+++ b/channels/chan_agent.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,8 @@ static int __login_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data, int callbackmode)
 						ast_device_state_changed("Agent/%s", p->agent);
 						while (res >= 0) {
 							ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
+							if (!p->loginstart && p->chan)
+								ast_softhangup(p->chan, AST_SOFTHANGUP_EXPLICIT);
 							if (p->chan != chan)
 								res = -1;
 							ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);