diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
index 75e34fecfa..d385e6e669 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ static switch_status_t deliver_vm(vm_profile_t *profile,
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "vm-storage-dir")) {
 			vm_storage_dir = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "vm-domain-storage-dir")) {
-			storage_dir = switch_core_session_strdup(session, val);
+			storage_dir = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "storage-dir")) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING,
 							  "Using deprecated 'storage-dir' directory variable: Please use 'vm-domain-storage-dir'.\n");