diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index de7eb641c..a0c82d327 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ static struct call *call_create(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m) {
 }
 
 /* returns call with master_lock held in W */
-struct call *call_get_or_create(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m) {
+struct call *call_get_or_create(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m, enum call_type type) {
 	struct call *c;
 
 restart:
@@ -2304,12 +2304,21 @@ restart:
 			goto restart;
 		}
 		g_hash_table_insert(m->callhash, &c->callid, obj_get(c));
-		if(! IS_BACKUP_CALL(c)) {
+
+		if (type == CT_OWN_CALL) {
 			mutex_lock(&m->totalstats_interval.managed_sess_lock);
-			m->totalstats_interval.managed_sess_max = MAX(m->totalstats_interval.managed_sess_max,
-					g_hash_table_size(m->callhash) - atomic64_get(&m->stats.foreign_sessions));
+			m->totalstats_interval.managed_sess_max = MAX(
+					m->totalstats_interval.managed_sess_max,
+					g_hash_table_size(m->callhash)
+							- atomic64_get(&m->stats.foreign_sessions));
 			mutex_unlock(&m->totalstats_interval.managed_sess_lock);
 		}
+		else if (type == CT_FOREIGN_CALL) { /* foreign call*/
+			c->redis_foreign_call = 1;
+			c->is_backup_call = 1;
+			atomic64_inc(&m->stats.foreign_sessions);
+			atomic64_inc(&m->totalstats.total_foreign_sessions);
+		}
 		rwlock_lock_w(&c->master_lock);
 		rwlock_unlock_w(&m->hashlock);
 	}
@@ -2345,7 +2354,7 @@ struct call *call_get(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m) {
 /* returns call with master_lock held in W, or possibly NULL iff opmode == OP_ANSWER */
 struct call *call_get_opmode(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m, enum call_opmode opmode) {
 	if (opmode == OP_OFFER)
-		return call_get_or_create(callid, m);
+		return call_get_or_create(callid, m, CT_OWN_CALL);
 	return call_get(callid, m);
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/call.h b/daemon/call.h
index 214ad8145..b73289486 100644
--- a/daemon/call.h
+++ b/daemon/call.h
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ enum call_stream_state {
 	CSS_RUNNING,
 };
 
+enum call_type {
+	CT_OWN_CALL = 0,
+	CT_FOREIGN_CALL,
+};
+
 #include "obj.h"
 #include "aux.h"
 #include "bencode.h"
@@ -491,7 +496,7 @@ void __monologue_viabranch(struct call_monologue *ml, const str *viabranch);
 struct packet_stream *__packet_stream_new(struct call *call);
 
 
-struct call *call_get_or_create(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m);
+struct call *call_get_or_create(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m, enum call_type);
 struct call *call_get_opmode(const str *callid, struct callmaster *m, enum call_opmode opmode);
 struct call_monologue *call_get_mono_dialogue(struct call *call, const str *fromtag, const str *totag,
 		const str *viabranch);
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index e5ef18a7d..b47c39aff 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int str_cut(char *str, int begin, int len) {
 	return len;
 }
 
-static void redis_restore_call(struct redis *r, struct callmaster *m, const redisReply *id);
+static void redis_restore_call(struct redis *r, struct callmaster *m, const redisReply *id, enum call_type);
 static int redis_check_conn(struct redis *r);
 
 void onRedisNotification(redisAsyncContext *actx, void *reply, void *privdata) {
@@ -315,15 +315,7 @@ void onRedisNotification(redisAsyncContext *actx, void *reply, void *privdata) {
 			rlog(LOG_INFO, "Redis-Notifier: Call already exists with this callid:%s\n", rr->element[2]->str);
 			goto err;
 		}
-		redis_restore_call(r, cm, rr->element[2]);
-		// we lookup again to retrieve the call to insert the kayspace db id
-		c = g_hash_table_lookup(cm->callhash, &callid);
-		if (c) {
-			c->redis_foreign_call = 1;
-			c->is_backup_call = 1;
-			atomic64_inc(&cm->stats.foreign_sessions);
-			atomic64_inc(&cm->totalstats.total_foreign_sessions);
-		}
+		redis_restore_call(r, cm, rr->element[2], CT_FOREIGN_CALL);
 	}
 
 	if (strncmp(rr->element[3]->str,"del",3)==0) {
@@ -1211,7 +1203,7 @@ static int redis_link_maps(struct redis *r, struct call *c, struct redis_list *m
 }
 
 
-static void redis_restore_call(struct redis *r, struct callmaster *m, const redisReply *id) {
+static void redis_restore_call(struct redis *r, struct callmaster *m, const redisReply *id, enum call_type type) {
 	struct redis_hash call;
 	struct redis_list tags, sfds, streams, medias, maps;
 	struct call *c = NULL;
@@ -1241,7 +1233,7 @@ static void redis_restore_call(struct redis *r, struct callmaster *m, const redi
 	str_init_len(&s, id->str, id->len);
 	//s.s = id->str;
 	//s.len = id->len;
-	c = call_get_or_create(&s, m);
+	c = call_get_or_create(&s, m, type);
 	err = "failed to create call struct";
 	if (!c)
 		goto err8;
@@ -1348,7 +1340,7 @@ static void restore_thread(void *call_p, void *ctx_p) {
 	r = g_queue_pop_head(&ctx->r_q);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->r_m);
 
-	redis_restore_call(r, ctx->m, call);
+	redis_restore_call(r, ctx->m, call, CT_OWN_CALL);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->r_m);
 	g_queue_push_tail(&ctx->r_q, r);