diff --git a/tester/call_tester.c b/tester/call_tester.c
index 7203d27b9..7d4d7cc18 100644
--- a/tester/call_tester.c
+++ b/tester/call_tester.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ end:
 static void video_call_with_early_media_no_matching_audio_codecs(void) {
 	LinphoneCoreManager *marie = linphone_core_manager_new("marie_rc");
 	LinphoneCoreManager *pauline = linphone_core_manager_new("pauline_rc");
-	LinphoneCall *out_call;
+	LinphoneCall *out_call, *pauline_call;
 	LinphoneVideoPolicy vpol={0};
 
 	linphone_core_enable_video_capture(marie->lc, TRUE);
@@ -1929,17 +1929,20 @@ static void video_call_with_early_media_no_matching_audio_codecs(void) {
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallIncomingReceived, 1));
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallOutgoingRinging, 1));
 
-	linphone_core_accept_early_media(pauline->lc,linphone_core_get_current_call(pauline->lc));
+	pauline_call = linphone_core_get_current_call(pauline->lc);
+	if (!pauline_call) goto end;
+	
+	linphone_core_accept_early_media(pauline->lc, pauline_call);
 
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallIncomingEarlyMedia, 1));
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallOutgoingEarlyMedia, 1));
 	/*audio stream shall not have been requested to start*/
-	CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(linphone_core_get_current_call(pauline->lc)->audiostream->soundread);
+	CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(pauline_call->audiostream->soundread);
 
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(linphone_call_params_video_enabled(linphone_call_get_current_params(out_call))==TRUE);
-	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(linphone_call_params_video_enabled(linphone_call_get_current_params(linphone_core_get_current_call(pauline->lc)))==TRUE);
+	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(linphone_call_params_video_enabled(linphone_call_get_current_params(pauline_call))==TRUE);
 
-	linphone_core_accept_call(pauline->lc, linphone_core_get_current_call(pauline->lc));
+	linphone_core_accept_call(pauline->lc, pauline_call);
 
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallStreamsRunning, 1));
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallStreamsRunning, 1));
@@ -1949,6 +1952,7 @@ static void video_call_with_early_media_no_matching_audio_codecs(void) {
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallEnd, 1));
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(marie->lc, pauline->lc, &marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneCallEnd, 1));
 
+end:
 	linphone_call_unref(out_call);
 	linphone_core_manager_destroy(marie);
 	linphone_core_manager_destroy(pauline);