diff --git a/coreapi/vtables.c b/coreapi/vtables.c
index b01a91f08..3611d290a 100644
--- a/coreapi/vtables.c
+++ b/coreapi/vtables.c
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ void linphone_core_v_table_destroy(LinphoneCoreVTable* table) {
 }
 
 LinphoneCoreVTable *linphone_core_get_current_vtable(LinphoneCore *lc) {
+	if (lc->current_vtable == NULL && ms_list_size(lc->vtable_refs) > 0) {
+		return (LinphoneCoreVTable *)ms_list_nth_data(lc->vtable_refs, 0);
+	}
 	return lc->current_vtable;
 }