diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 4db0677b6..bc35125b6 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -1732,8 +1732,8 @@ static void __generate_crypto(const struct sdp_ng_flags *flags, struct call_medi
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* for answer case, otherwise defaults to zero */
-	this->sdes_out.tag = this->sdes_in.tag;
+	/* for answer case, otherwise we default to one */
+	this->sdes_out.tag = this->sdes_in.params.crypto_suite ? this->sdes_in.tag : 1;
 
 	if (other->sdes_in.params.crypto_suite) {
 		/* SRTP <> SRTP case, copy from other stream */