diff --git a/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.c b/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.c
index f283f70cd..0bc989ef3 100644
--- a/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.c
+++ b/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.c
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ gtp_xact_t *gtp_xact_remote_create(gtp_xact_ctx_t *context,
 
 status_t gtp_xact_commit(
         gtp_xact_t *xact, c_uint8_t type, gtp_message_t *gtp_message)
+{
+    return gtp_xact_associated_commit(xact, NULL, type, gtp_message);
+}
+
+status_t gtp_xact_associated_commit(
+        gtp_xact_t *xact, gtp_xact_t *assoc_xact,
+        c_uint8_t type, gtp_message_t *gtp_message)
 {
     status_t rv;
     pkbuf_t *pkbuf = NULL;
@@ -193,6 +200,12 @@ status_t gtp_xact_commit(
     d_assert(gtp_send(xact->sock, xact->gnode, xact->pkbuf) == CORE_OK,
             goto out, "gtp_send error");
 
+    if (assoc_xact)
+    {
+        xact->assoc_xact = assoc_xact;
+        assoc_xact->assoc_xact = xact;
+    }
+
     return CORE_OK;
 
 out:
diff --git a/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.h b/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.h
index ff05e0e6f..b9da91efd 100644
--- a/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.h
+++ b/lib/gtp/gtp_xact.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ CORE_DECLARE(gtp_xact_t *) gtp_xact_remote_create(gtp_xact_ctx_t *context,
 
 CORE_DECLARE(status_t) gtp_xact_commit(
         gtp_xact_t *xact, c_uint8_t type, gtp_message_t *gtp_message);
+CORE_DECLARE(status_t) gtp_xact_associated_commit(
+        gtp_xact_t *xact, gtp_xact_t *assoc_xact, 
+        c_uint8_t type, gtp_message_t *gtp_message);
 CORE_DECLARE(status_t) gtp_xact_timeout(gtp_xact_t *xact);
 
 CORE_DECLARE(gtp_xact_t *) gtp_xact_preprocess(gtp_xact_ctx_t *context, 
diff --git a/src/sgw/sgw_path.c b/src/sgw/sgw_path.c
index 22e0bb482..c48e48165 100644
--- a/src/sgw/sgw_path.c
+++ b/src/sgw/sgw_path.c
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ status_t sgw_s5c_send_to_pgw(
             sgw_self()->s5c_sock, &sgw_self()->s5c_node);
     d_assert(xact, return CORE_ERROR, "Null param");
 
-    xact->assoc_xact = assoc_xact;
-    d_assert(gtp_xact_commit(xact, type, gtp_message) == CORE_OK,
+    d_assert(gtp_xact_associated_commit(
+                xact, assoc_xact, type, gtp_message) == CORE_OK,
             return CORE_ERROR, "gtp_send error");
 
     return CORE_OK;