diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/follow_me/index.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/follow_me/index.lua
index 0394adf17a..b8e2e5e5ca 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/follow_me/index.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/follow_me/index.lua
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@
 					end
 
 				--set the destination dial string
+					-- have to double destination_delay here due a FS bug requiring a 50% delay value for internal extensions, but not external calls. 
+					destination_delay = destination_delay * 2;
 					dial_string = "[ignore_early_media=true,toll_allow=".. toll_allow ..",".. caller_id ..",sip_invite_domain="..domain_name..",domain_uuid="..domain_uuid..",call_direction="..call_direction..","..group_confirm..","..timeout_name.."="..destination_timeout..","..delay_name.."="..destination_delay.."]"..route_bridge
 			end