diff --git a/core/AmSipDialog.cpp b/core/AmSipDialog.cpp
index 614d8fd4..8c3529b5 100644
--- a/core/AmSipDialog.cpp
+++ b/core/AmSipDialog.cpp
@@ -279,52 +279,6 @@ string AmSipDialog::getContactHdr()
   return res;
 }
 
-#if 0
-string AmSipDialog::getContactHdr()
-{
-  if(!contact_uri.empty())
-    return contact_uri;
-
-  string res = "Contact: <sip:";
-    
-  if(user.empty() || !AmConfig::PrefixSep.empty())
-    res += CONTACT_USER_PREFIX;
-    
-  if(!AmConfig::PrefixSep.empty())
-    res += AmConfig::PrefixSep;
-    
-  if(!user.empty())
-    res += user;
-    
-  res += "@";
-    
-  if(sip_ip.empty())
-    res += "!!"; // Ser will replace that...
-  else {
-#ifdef SUPPORT_IPV6
-    if(sip_ip.find('.') != string::npos)
-      res += sip_ip;
-    else
-      res += "[" + sip_ip + "]";
-#else
-    res += sip_ip;
-#endif
-  }
-
-  if(!sip_port.empty())
-    res += ":" + sip_port;
-
-  res += ">\n";
-    
-  // save contact_uri for subsequent contact header
-  // only if sip_ip is known
-  if (!sip_ip.empty())
-    contact_uri  = res;
-
-  return res;
-}
-#endif
-
 int AmSipDialog::reply(const AmSipRequest& req,
 		       unsigned int  code,
 		       const string& reason,
@@ -345,7 +299,7 @@ int AmSipDialog::reply(const AmSipRequest& req,
   reply.reason = reason;
   reply.serKey = req.serKey;
   reply.local_tag = local_tag;
-  reply.hdrs = hdrs;
+  reply.hdrs = m_hdrs;
   if ((req.method!="CANCEL")&&
       !((req.method=="BYE")&&(code<300)))
     reply.contact = getContactHdr();
diff --git a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp
index 5277e574..ca091b6e 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp
+++ b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp
@@ -145,20 +145,9 @@ int SipCtrlInterface::send(const AmSipRequest &req, string &serKey)
     // Max-Forwards
 
     
-    //string from = req.from;
-    //if(!req.from_tag.empty())
-    //  from += ";tag=" + req.from_tag;
-
-    //msg->from = new sip_header(0,"From",stl2cstr(from));
-    //msg->hdrs.push_back(msg->from);
-
     char* c = (char*)req.from.c_str();
     int err = parse_headers(msg,&c);
 
-    //msg->to = new sip_header(0,"To",stl2cstr(req.to));
-    //msg->hdrs.push_back(msg->to);
-
-    DBG("req.to == '%s'\n",req.to.c_str());
     c = (char*)req.to.c_str();
     err = err || parse_headers(msg,&c);
 
@@ -180,7 +169,6 @@ int SipCtrlInterface::send(const AmSipRequest &req, string &serKey)
 
     if(!req.contact.empty()){
 
-	DBG("req.contact == '%s'\n",req.contact.c_str());
 	c = (char*)req.contact.c_str();
 	err = parse_headers(msg,&c);
 	if(err){
@@ -188,9 +176,6 @@ int SipCtrlInterface::send(const AmSipRequest &req, string &serKey)
 	    delete msg;
 	    return -1;
 	}
-
-	//msg->contact = new sip_header(0,"Contact",stl2cstr(req.contact));
-	//msg->hdrs.push_back(msg->contact);
     }
     
     msg->hdrs.push_back(new sip_header(0,"Max-Forwards","10")); // FIXME
@@ -224,6 +209,33 @@ int SipCtrlInterface::send(const AmSipRequest &req, string &serKey)
 	    msg->hdrs.pop_back();
  	}
     }
+
+    if(!req.hdrs.empty()) {
+	
+ 	char *c = (char*)req.hdrs.c_str();
+	
+ 	err = parse_headers(msg,&c);
+	
+	if(err){
+	    ERROR("Additional headers parsing failed\n");
+	    ERROR("Faulty headers were: <%s>\n",req.hdrs.c_str());
+	    delete msg;
+	    return -1;
+	}
+    }
+
+    if(!req.body.empty()){
+
+	if(req.content_type.empty()){
+	    ERROR("Body in request without content type\n");
+	}
+	else {
+	    msg->content_type = new sip_header(0,"Content-Type",stl2cstr(req.content_type));
+	    msg->hdrs.push_back(msg->content_type);
+
+	    msg->body = stl2cstr(req.body);
+	}
+    }
     
     tl->send_request(msg);
     delete msg;
@@ -259,13 +271,21 @@ int SipCtrlInterface::send(const AmSipReply &rep)
 	return -1;
     }
     
-    string hdrs = rep.hdrs;
-    hdrs += "Content-Type: " + rep.content_type + "\r\n";
+    string hdrs = rep.hdrs + rep.contact;
+
+    if(!rep.body.empty()) {
+	if(rep.content_type.empty()){
+	    ERROR("Reply does not contain a Content-Type whereby body is not empty\n");
+	    return -1;
+	}
+
+	hdrs += "Content-Type: " + rep.content_type + "\r\n";
+    }
 
     return tl->send_reply(get_trans_bucket(h),(sip_trans*)t,
 			  rep.code,stl2cstr(rep.reason),
-			  stl2cstr(rep.local_tag), stl2cstr(rep.contact),
-			  stl2cstr(rep.hdrs), stl2cstr(rep.body));
+			  stl2cstr(rep.local_tag),
+			  stl2cstr(hdrs), stl2cstr(rep.body));
 }
 
 #define DBG_PARAM(p)\
diff --git a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp
index aec0b36d..dd9ce235 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp
+++ b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ void trans_layer::register_transport(udp_trsp* trsp)
 
 int trans_layer::send_reply(trans_bucket* bucket, sip_trans* t,
 			    int reply_code, const cstring& reason,
-			    const cstring& to_tag, const cstring& contact,
-			    const cstring& hdrs, const cstring& body)
+			    const cstring& to_tag, const cstring& hdrs, 
+			    const cstring& body)
 {
     // Ref.: RFC 3261 8.2.6, 12.1.1
     //
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ int trans_layer::send_reply(trans_bucket* bucket, sip_trans* t,
     // We do not send Contact for
     // 100 provisional replies
     //
-    if((reply_code > 100) && contact.len){
+    //if((reply_code > 100) && contact.len){
 	
-	reply_len += contact_len(contact);
-	add_contact = true;
-    }
+    //reply_len += contact_len(contact);
+    //add_contact = true;
+    //}
 
     reply_len += hdrs.len;
 
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ int trans_layer::send_reply(trans_bucket* bucket, sip_trans* t,
 	}
     }
 
-    if(add_contact){
-	contact_wr(&c,contact);
-    }
+    //if(add_contact){
+    //contact_wr(&c,contact);
+    //}
 
     memcpy(c,hdrs.s,hdrs.len);
     c += hdrs.len;
diff --git a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.h b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.h
index da0dcefc..bbaadcc3 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.h
+++ b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.h
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ class trans_layer
      */
     int send_reply(trans_bucket* bucket, sip_trans* t,
 		   int reply_code, const cstring& reason,
-		   const cstring& to_tag, const cstring& contact,
-		   const cstring& hdrs, const cstring& body);
+		   const cstring& to_tag, const cstring& hdrs, 
+		   const cstring& body);
 
     /**
      * Sends a UAC request.