diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/routing/VoiceRouter.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/routing/VoiceRouter.java
index 451e653a35..bf1f46bbec 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/routing/VoiceRouter.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/routing/VoiceRouter.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class VoiceRouter {
 		}
 
 		// Trigger close prompts earlier to allow for BT SCO connection delay
-		if (settings.AUDIO_STREAM_GUIDANCE.get() == 0) {
+		if ((settings.AUDIO_STREAM_GUIDANCE.get() == 0) && !AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.btScoStatus) {
 			btScoDelayDistance = currentSpeed * (double) AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.BT_SCO_DELAY / 1000;
 		}
 
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java
index 3fa2e29570..0bd10f4e25 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPrologCommandPlayer implements CommandPlayer, Stat
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static boolean btScoStatus = false;
+	public static boolean btScoStatus = false;
 
 	public static final int BT_SCO_DELAY = 1500;
 
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java
index 78b912dc86..5b7e1b046f 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 	 * and the call back to onUtteranceCompletedListener().  This allows us to
 	 * optimize use of requesting and abandoning audio focus.
 	 */
-	private int ttsRequests;
+	private static int ttsRequests;
 	private float cSpeechRate = 1;
 	
 	// Called from the calculating route thread.
@@ -105,19 +105,20 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 		}
 		sendAlertToPebble(bld.toString());
 		if (mTts != null && !vrt.isMute()) {
-			if (ttsRequests++ == 0)
+			if (ttsRequests++ == 0) {
 				requestAudioFocus();
-			log.debug("ttsRequests="+ttsRequests);
-			// Delay prompts to allow BT SCO connection being established
-			if (ctx.getSettings().AUDIO_STREAM_GUIDANCE.get() == 0) {
-				ttsRequests++;
-				if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= 21) {
-					params.put(TextToSpeech.Engine.KEY_PARAM_UTTERANCE_ID,""+System.currentTimeMillis());
-					mTts.playSilence(BT_SCO_DELAY, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, params);
-				} else {
-					mTts.playSilentUtterance(BT_SCO_DELAY, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, ""+System.currentTimeMillis());
+				// Delay prompts to allow BT SCO connection being established
+				if (ctx.getSettings().AUDIO_STREAM_GUIDANCE.get() == 0) {
+					ttsRequests++;
+					if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= 21) {
+						params.put(TextToSpeech.Engine.KEY_PARAM_UTTERANCE_ID,""+System.currentTimeMillis());
+						mTts.playSilence(BT_SCO_DELAY, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, params);
+					} else {
+						mTts.playSilentUtterance(BT_SCO_DELAY, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, ""+System.currentTimeMillis());
+					}
 				}
 			}
+			log.debug("ttsRequests="+ttsRequests);
 			params.put(TextToSpeech.Engine.KEY_PARAM_UTTERANCE_ID,""+System.currentTimeMillis());
 			mTts.speak(bld.toString(), TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, params);
 			// Audio focus will be released when onUtteranceCompleted() completed is called by the TTS engine.
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 				// The call back is on a binder thread.
 				@Override
 				public synchronized void onUtteranceCompleted(String utteranceId) {
-					if (--ttsRequests == 0)
+					if (--ttsRequests <= 0)
 						abandonAudioFocus();
 					log.debug("ttsRequests="+ttsRequests);
 				}