diff --git a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
index 79b81afd3b..cf20ed7856 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
@@ -2276,6 +2276,7 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(void)
 			switch_copy_string(SPAN_CONFIG[span_id].dialplan, dialplan, sizeof(SPAN_CONFIG[span_id].dialplan));
 			switch_copy_string(SPAN_CONFIG[span_id].type, "Sangoma (SS7)", sizeof(SPAN_CONFIG[span_id].type));
 			ftdm_log(FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "Configured ss7 FreeTDM span %d with config node %s\n", span_id, configname);
+			ftdm_span_start(span);
 		}
 	}