diff --git a/channels/chan_local.c b/channels/chan_local.c
index 778654a1a3..9181af08d1 100644
--- a/channels/chan_local.c
+++ b/channels/chan_local.c
@@ -688,12 +688,6 @@ static int local_call(struct ast_channel *ast, char *dest, int timeout)
 	ast_cdr_update(p->chan);
 	p->chan->cdrflags = p->owner->cdrflags;
 
-	if (!ast_exists_extension(NULL, p->chan->context, p->chan->exten, 1, p->owner->cid.cid_num)) {
-		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "No such extension/context %s@%s while calling Local channel\n", p->chan->exten, p->chan->context);
-		ao2_unlock(p);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	/* Make sure we inherit the ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE flag if it's set on the queue/dial call request in the dialplan */
 	if (ast_test_flag(ast, AST_FLAG_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE)) {
 		ast_set_flag(p->chan, AST_FLAG_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE);
@@ -712,6 +706,12 @@ static int local_call(struct ast_channel *ast, char *dest, int timeout)
 	}
 	ast_channel_datastore_inherit(p->owner, p->chan);
 
+	if (!ast_exists_extension(p->chan, p->chan->context, p->chan->exten, 1, p->owner->cid.cid_num)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "No such extension/context %s@%s while calling Local channel\n", p->chan->exten, p->chan->context);
+		ao2_unlock(p);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Start switch on sub channel */
 	if (!(res = ast_pbx_start(p->chan)))
 		ast_set_flag(p, LOCAL_LAUNCHED_PBX);