diff --git a/core/AmPlayoutBuffer.cpp b/core/AmPlayoutBuffer.cpp
index d928df9c..d07d66a6 100644
--- a/core/AmPlayoutBuffer.cpp
+++ b/core/AmPlayoutBuffer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_DELAY 8000 /* 1 second */
 
-
 AmPlayoutBuffer::AmPlayoutBuffer(AmRtpAudio *owner)
   : r_ts(0),w_ts(0), last_ts_i(false), m_owner(owner)
 {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ void AmPlayoutBuffer::direct_write_buffer(unsigned int ts, ShortSample* buf, uns
 
 void AmPlayoutBuffer::write(u_int32_t ref_ts, u_int32_t rtp_ts, 
 			    int16_t* buf, u_int32_t len, bool begin_talk)
-{
+{  
   unsigned int mapped_ts;
   if(!recv_offset_i)
     {
diff --git a/core/AmRtpAudio.cpp b/core/AmRtpAudio.cpp
index 9a31c497..f1f6892c 100644
--- a/core/AmRtpAudio.cpp
+++ b/core/AmRtpAudio.cpp
@@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ int AmRtpAudio::receive(unsigned int audio_buffer_ts)
   return size;
 }
 
-int AmRtpAudio::get(unsigned int user_ts, unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int nb_samples)
+int AmRtpAudio::get(unsigned int ref_ts, unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int nb_samples)
 {
-  int size = read(user_ts,PCM16_S2B(nb_samples));
+  int size = read(ref_ts,PCM16_S2B(nb_samples));
   memcpy(buffer,(unsigned char*)samples,size);
   return size;
 }
 
-int AmRtpAudio::read(unsigned int user_ts, unsigned int size)
+int AmRtpAudio::read(unsigned int ref_ts, unsigned int size)
 {
   u_int32_t rlen = 
     playout_buffer
-    ->read(user_ts,
+    ->read(ref_ts,
 	   (ShortSample*)((unsigned char*)samples),
 	   PCM16_B2S(size));
 
diff --git a/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp b/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp
index 31947796..f7cb1f3d 100644
--- a/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp
+++ b/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp
@@ -91,12 +91,19 @@ void AmRtpReceiver::run()
 
       if(p.recv(tmp_fds[i].fd) > 0){
 		
+	int parse_res = p.parse();
 	gettimeofday(&p.recv_time,NULL);
 		
 	streams_mut.lock();
 	Streams::iterator it = streams.find(tmp_fds[i].fd);
-	if(it != streams.end())
-	  it->second->bufferPacket(&p);
+	if(it != streams.end()) {
+	  if (parse_res == -1) {
+	    DBG("error while parsing RTP packet.\n");
+	    it->second->clearRTPTimeout(&p.recv_time);
+	  } else {
+	    it->second->bufferPacket(&p);
+	  }
+	}
 	streams_mut.unlock();
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/AmRtpStream.cpp b/core/AmRtpStream.cpp
index 31445ae4..96c42d26 100644
--- a/core/AmRtpStream.cpp
+++ b/core/AmRtpStream.cpp
@@ -403,15 +403,20 @@ void AmRtpStream::icmpError()
 
 void AmRtpStream::bufferPacket(const AmRtpPacket* p)
 {
+  memcpy(&last_recv_time, &p->recv_time, sizeof(struct timeval));
+
   if (!receiving && !passive)
     return;
 
   jitter_mut.lock();
-  gettimeofday(&last_recv_time,NULL);
   jitter_buf[p->timestamp].copy(p);
   jitter_mut.unlock();
 }
 
+void AmRtpStream::clearRTPTimeout(struct timeval* recv_time) {
+ memcpy(&last_recv_time, recv_time, sizeof(struct timeval));
+}
+ 
 int AmRtpStream::nextPacket(AmRtpPacket& p)
 {
   if (!receiving && !passive)
diff --git a/core/AmRtpStream.h b/core/AmRtpStream.h
index 472b63be..120770c5 100644
--- a/core/AmRtpStream.h
+++ b/core/AmRtpStream.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ protected:
 
   /* get next packet in buffer */
   int nextPacket(AmRtpPacket& p);
-
+  
   AmSession*         session;
 
   /** Initializes a new random local port, and sets own attributes properly. */
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ public:
    */
   void bufferPacket(const AmRtpPacket* p);
 
+  /*
+   * clear RTP timeout at time recv_time 
+   */
+  void clearRTPTimeout(struct timeval* recv_time);
+
   virtual unsigned int bytes2samples(unsigned int) const = 0;
 };
 /** \brief represents info about an \ref AmRtpStream */