diff --git a/tester/call_tester.c b/tester/call_tester.c
index f0cf5facd..adfdf960f 100644
--- a/tester/call_tester.c
+++ b/tester/call_tester.c
@@ -3091,12 +3091,12 @@ static void multiple_early_media(void) {
 void check_media_direction(LinphoneCoreManager* mgr, LinphoneCall *call, MSList* lcs,LinphoneMediaDirection audio_dir, LinphoneMediaDirection video_dir) {
 	BC_ASSERT_PTR_NOT_NULL(call);
 	if  (call) {
+		const LinphoneCallParams *params = linphone_call_get_current_params(call);
+#ifdef VIDEO_ENABLED
 		int current_recv_iframe = mgr->stat.number_of_IframeDecoded;
 		int expected_recv_iframe=0;
 		int dummy = 0;
-		const LinphoneCallParams *params = linphone_call_get_current_params(call);
-		BC_ASSERT_EQUAL(audio_dir,linphone_call_params_get_audio_direction(params), int, "%d");
-#ifdef VIDEO_ENABLED
+
 		BC_ASSERT_EQUAL(video_dir,linphone_call_params_get_video_direction(params), int, "%d");
 		linphone_call_set_next_video_frame_decoded_callback(call,linphone_call_cb,mgr->lc);
 		linphone_call_send_vfu_request(call);
@@ -3120,6 +3120,7 @@ void check_media_direction(LinphoneCoreManager* mgr, LinphoneCall *call, MSList*
 
 		BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for_list(lcs, &mgr->stat.number_of_IframeDecoded,current_recv_iframe + expected_recv_iframe,3000));
 #endif
+		BC_ASSERT_EQUAL(audio_dir,linphone_call_params_get_audio_direction(params), int, "%d");
 		switch (audio_dir) {
 			case LinphoneMediaDirectionInactive:
 				BC_ASSERT_TRUE(linphone_call_get_audio_stats(call)->upload_bandwidth<5);