diff --git a/include/re_sip.h b/include/re_sip.h
index 4a45e1c..70f349b 100644
--- a/include/re_sip.h
+++ b/include/re_sip.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ int  sip_dialog_create(struct sip_dialog *dlg, const struct sip_msg *msg);
 int  sip_dialog_update(struct sip_dialog *dlg, const struct sip_msg *msg);
 bool sip_dialog_rseq_valid(struct sip_dialog *dlg, const struct sip_msg *msg);
 const char *sip_dialog_callid(const struct sip_dialog *dlg);
+bool sip_dialog_established(const struct sip_dialog *dlg);
 bool sip_dialog_cmp(const struct sip_dialog *dlg, const struct sip_msg *msg);
 bool sip_dialog_cmp_half(const struct sip_dialog *dlg,
 			 const struct sip_msg *msg);
diff --git a/src/sip/dialog.c b/src/sip/dialog.c
index a9b11bf..4282aef 100644
--- a/src/sip/dialog.c
+++ b/src/sip/dialog.c
@@ -412,6 +412,12 @@ const char *sip_dialog_callid(const struct sip_dialog *dlg)
 }
 
 
+bool sip_dialog_established(const struct sip_dialog *dlg)
+{
+	return dlg && dlg->rtag;
+}
+
+
 bool sip_dialog_cmp(const struct sip_dialog *dlg, const struct sip_msg *msg)
 {
 	if (!dlg || !msg)
@@ -442,8 +448,5 @@ bool sip_dialog_cmp_half(const struct sip_dialog *dlg,
 	if (pl_strcmp(msg->req ? &msg->to.tag : &msg->from.tag, dlg->ltag))
 		return false;
 
-	if (dlg->rtag)
-		return false;
-
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/sipevent/listen.c b/src/sipevent/listen.c
index e687e71..90e24e7 100644
--- a/src/sipevent/listen.c
+++ b/src/sipevent/listen.c
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ static void notify_handler(struct sipevent_sock *sock,
 		switch (ss.state) {
 
 		case SIPEVENT_ACTIVE:
-			if (sub->req || sub->terminated)
+			sub->subscribed = true;
+
+			if (sub->terminated)
 				break;
 
 			sipevent_resubscribe(sub, ss.expires * 900);
diff --git a/src/sipevent/sipevent.h b/src/sipevent/sipevent.h
index 5117618..f9e3b3b 100644
--- a/src/sipevent/sipevent.h
+++ b/src/sipevent/sipevent.h
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ struct sipsub {
 };
 
 
-void sipevent_resubscribe(struct sipsub *sub, uint32_t wait);
+void sipevent_resubscribe(struct sipsub *sub, uint64_t wait);
diff --git a/src/sipevent/subscribe.c b/src/sipevent/subscribe.c
index cf0dc92..3cd769b 100644
--- a/src/sipevent/subscribe.c
+++ b/src/sipevent/subscribe.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void destructor(void *arg)
 }
 
 
-static uint32_t failwait(uint32_t failc)
+static uint64_t failwait(uint32_t failc)
 {
 	return min(1800, (30 * (1<<min(failc, 6)))) * (500 + rand_u16() % 501);
 }
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static void tmr_handler(void *arg)
 	struct sipsub *sub = arg;
 	int err;
 
+	if (sub->req)
+		return;
+
 	if (!sub->dlg) {
 
 		err = sip_dialog_alloc(&sub->dlg, sub->uri, sub->uri,
@@ -128,12 +131,12 @@ static void tmr_handler(void *arg)
 }
 
 
-void sipevent_resubscribe(struct sipsub *sub, uint32_t wait)
+void sipevent_resubscribe(struct sipsub *sub, uint64_t wait)
 {
 	if (!wait)
 		wait = failwait(++sub->failc);
 
-	re_printf("will re-subscribe in %u ms\n", wait);
+	re_printf("will re-subscribe in %llu ms\n", wait);
 
 	tmr_start(&sub->tmr, wait, tmr_handler, sub);
 }
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ static void response_handler(int err, const struct sip_msg *msg, void *arg)
 {
 	const struct sip_hdr *minexp;
 	struct sipsub *sub = arg;
-	uint32_t wait;
+	uint64_t wait;
 
 	wait = failwait(sub->failc + 1);
 
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ static void response_handler(int err, const struct sip_msg *msg, void *arg)
 	}
 	else if (msg->scode < 300) {
 
-		if (!sub->subscribed) {
+		if (!sip_dialog_established(sub->dlg)) {
 
 			err = sip_dialog_create(sub->dlg, msg);
 			if (err) {
@@ -173,22 +176,21 @@ static void response_handler(int err, const struct sip_msg *msg, void *arg)
 				sub->failc++;
 				goto out;
 			}
-
-			sub->subscribed = true;
 		}
 		else {
 			(void)sip_dialog_update(sub->dlg, msg);
 		}
 
+		if (sub->refer && tmr_isrunning(&sub->tmr))
+			wait = tmr_get_expire(&sub->tmr);
+		else if (pl_isset(&msg->expires))
+			wait = pl_u32(&msg->expires) * 900;
+		else
+			wait = sub->expires * 900;
+
+		sub->subscribed = true;
 		sub->refer = false;
 		sub->failc = 0;
-
-		if (pl_isset(&msg->expires))
-			wait = pl_u32(&msg->expires);
-		else
-			wait = DEFAULT_EXPIRES;
-
-		wait *= 900;
 	}
 	else {
 		if (sub->terminated && !sub->subscribed)
@@ -248,9 +250,13 @@ static void response_handler(int err, const struct sip_msg *msg, void *arg)
 	}
 	else {
 		if (sub->retry || sub->subscribed) {
-			re_printf("will re-subscribe in %u ms...\n", wait);
+			re_printf("will re-subscribe in %llu ms...\n", wait);
 			tmr_start(&sub->tmr, wait, tmr_handler, sub);
 		}
+		else {
+			tmr_cancel(&sub->tmr);
+		}
+
 		sub->resph(err, msg, sub->arg);
 	}
 }