diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp
index f3cb82e140..c4cf40e4a5 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ echo_stream_set_audioparms(echo_stream *stream, uint8 channels,
 	
 	close_params.wPipeIndex = stream->pipe;	
 	status = stream->card->pEG->CloseAudio(&close_params);
-	if(status!=ECHOSTATUS_OK) {
+	if(status!=ECHOSTATUS_OK && status!=ECHOSTATUS_CHANNEL_NOT_OPEN) {
 		PRINT(("echo_stream_set_audioparms : CloseAudio failed\n"));
 		PRINT(("  status: %s \n", pStatusStrs[status]));
 		return B_ERROR;
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ echo_stream_set_audioparms(echo_stream *stream, uint8 channels,
 		PRINT(("  status: %s \n", pStatusStrs[status]));
 		return B_ERROR;
 	}
+
+	status = stream->card->pEG->VerifyAudioOpen(stream->pipe);
+	if(status!=ECHOSTATUS_OK) {
+		PRINT(("echo_stream_set_audioparms : VerifyAudioOpen failed\n"));
+		PRINT(("  status: %s \n", pStatusStrs[status]));
+		return B_ERROR;
+	}
 	
 	if ((stream->channels == channels) &&
 		(stream->b16 == b16) && 
@@ -314,7 +321,7 @@ echo_stream_new(echo_dev *card, uint8 use, uint32 bufframes, uint8 bufcount)
 	stream->trigblk = 0;
 	stream->blkmod = 0;
 	
-	stream->pipe = 0;
+	stream->pipe = card->pEG->MakePipeIndex(0, (use == ECHO_USE_RECORD));
 	
 	stream->frames_count = 0;
 	stream->real_time = 0;