diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 8b3669555..1f25dc61a 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -1287,6 +1287,14 @@ static void call_ng_dict_iter(sdp_ng_flags *out, bencode_item_t *input,
 
 	}
 }
+void call_ng_direction_flag(sdp_ng_flags *out, bencode_item_t *value)
+{
+	if (value->type != BENCODE_LIST)
+		return;
+	int diridx = 0;
+	for (bencode_item_t *cit = value->child; cit && diridx < 2; cit = cit->sibling)
+		bencode_get_str(cit, &out->direction[diridx++]);
+}
 void call_ng_codec_flags(sdp_ng_flags *out, str *key, bencode_item_t *value,
 	enum call_opmode opmode)
 {
@@ -1488,11 +1496,7 @@ void call_ng_main_flags(sdp_ng_flags *out, str *key, bencode_item_t *value,
 			out->db_id = bencode_get_integer_str(value, out->db_id);
 			break;
 		case CSH_LOOKUP("direction"):
-			if (value->type != BENCODE_LIST)
-				break;
-			int diridx = 0;
-			for (bencode_item_t *cit = value->child; cit && diridx < 2; cit = cit->sibling)
-				bencode_get_str(cit, &out->direction[diridx++]);
+			call_ng_direction_flag(out, value);
 			break;
 		case CSH_LOOKUP("drop-traffic"):
 		case CSH_LOOKUP("drop traffic"):
diff --git a/daemon/control_ng_flags_parser.c b/daemon/control_ng_flags_parser.c
index 61b928175..5de19a244 100644
--- a/daemon/control_ng_flags_parser.c
+++ b/daemon/control_ng_flags_parser.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ next:
 
 	/* add directions to the root dict */
 	if (direction && direction->child)
-		bencode_dictionary_add(root_dict, "direction", direction);
+		call_ng_direction_flag(out, direction);
 
 	rtpp_flags->s[rtpp_flags->len] = c;
 }
diff --git a/include/call_interfaces.h b/include/call_interfaces.h
index 586e36792..2e8e14d9b 100644
--- a/include/call_interfaces.h
+++ b/include/call_interfaces.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ void call_ng_main_flags(sdp_ng_flags *out, str *key, bencode_item_t *value,
 	enum call_opmode opmode);
 void call_ng_codec_flags(sdp_ng_flags *out, str *key, bencode_item_t *value,
 	enum call_opmode opmode);
+void call_ng_direction_flag(sdp_ng_flags *out, bencode_item_t *value);
 
 INLINE struct sdp_manipulations *sdp_manipulations_get_by_id(const sdp_ng_flags *f, enum media_type id) {
 	if (id < 0 || id >= G_N_ELEMENTS(f->sdp_manipulations))