diff --git a/main/features.c b/main/features.c
index 5c311625ea..032e3ec5ef 100644
--- a/main/features.c
+++ b/main/features.c
@@ -2571,16 +2571,16 @@ int ast_bridge_call(struct ast_channel *chan,struct ast_channel *peer,struct ast
 			ast_set_flag(chan_cdr, AST_CDR_FLAG_MAIN);
 			ast_cdr_update(chan);
 			bridge_cdr = ast_cdr_dup(chan_cdr);
-			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastapp, chan->appl, sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastapp));
-			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastdata, chan->data, sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastdata));
+			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastapp, S_OR(chan->appl, ""), sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastapp));
+			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastdata, S_OR(chan->data, ""), sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastdata));
 		} else {
 			/* better yet, in a xfer situation, find out why the chan cdr got zapped (pun unintentional) */
 			bridge_cdr = ast_cdr_alloc(); /* this should be really, really rare/impossible? */
 			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->channel, chan->name, sizeof(bridge_cdr->channel));
 			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->dstchannel, peer->name, sizeof(bridge_cdr->dstchannel));
 			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->uniqueid, chan->uniqueid, sizeof(bridge_cdr->uniqueid));
-			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastapp, chan->appl, sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastapp));
-			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastdata, chan->data, sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastdata));
+			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastapp, S_OR(chan->appl, ""), sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastapp));
+			ast_copy_string(bridge_cdr->lastdata, S_OR(chan->data, ""), sizeof(bridge_cdr->lastdata));
 			ast_cdr_setcid(bridge_cdr, chan);
 			bridge_cdr->disposition = (chan->_state == AST_STATE_UP) ?  AST_CDR_ANSWERED : AST_CDR_NULL;
 			bridge_cdr->amaflags = chan->amaflags ? chan->amaflags :  ast_default_amaflags;