diff --git a/applications/ecallmgr/src/ecallmgr_originate.erl b/applications/ecallmgr/src/ecallmgr_originate.erl
index 4694574f682..b153f54c7fe 100644
--- a/applications/ecallmgr/src/ecallmgr_originate.erl
+++ b/applications/ecallmgr/src/ecallmgr_originate.erl
@@ -546,22 +546,20 @@ add_loopback('false') ->
 -spec originate_execute(atom(), kz_term:ne_binary(), pos_integer()) ->
                                {'ok', kz_term:ne_binary()} |
                                {'error', kz_term:ne_binary() | 'timeout' | 'crash'}.
-originate_execute(Node, Dialstrings, Timeout) ->
+originate_execute(Node, Dialstrings, _Timeout) ->
     lager:debug("executing originate on ~s: ~s", [Node, Dialstrings]),
-    case freeswitch:api(Node
-                       ,'originate'
-                       ,kz_term:to_list(Dialstrings)
-                       ,Timeout * ?MILLISECONDS_IN_SECOND + 2000
-                       )
+    case freeswitch:async_api(Node
+                             ,'originate'
+                             ,kz_term:to_list(Dialstrings)
+                             )
     of
-        {'ok', <<"+OK ", ID/binary>>} ->
-            UUID = kz_binary:strip(binary:replace(ID, <<"\n">>, <<>>)),
+        {'ok', UUID} ->
             Media = get('hold_media'),
             _Pid = kz_util:spawn(fun set_music_on_hold/3, [Node, UUID, Media]),
             {'ok', UUID};
-        {'ok', Other} ->
-            lager:debug("recv other 'ok': ~s", [Other]),
-            {'error', kz_binary:strip(binary:replace(Other, <<"\n">>, <<>>))};
+        'ok' ->
+            lager:debug("recv other 'ok'"),
+            {'error', 'empty_response'};
         {'error', Error} when is_binary(Error) ->
             lager:debug("error originating: ~s", [Error]),
             {'error', kz_binary:strip(binary:replace(Error, <<"\n">>, <<>>))};
diff --git a/applications/ecallmgr/src/freeswitch.erl b/applications/ecallmgr/src/freeswitch.erl
index e7c3b647b49..17ad2da647b 100644
--- a/applications/ecallmgr/src/freeswitch.erl
+++ b/applications/ecallmgr/src/freeswitch.erl
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
         ,bgapi4/5
         ]).
 
+-export([async_api/3]).
+
 -include("ecallmgr.hrl").
 
 -define(TIMEOUT, 5 * ?MILLISECONDS_IN_SECOND).
@@ -140,3 +142,7 @@ config(Node) -> ?FS_MODULE:config(Node).
                     {'ok', binary()} |
                     {'error', 'timeout' | 'exception' | binary()}.
 bgapi4(Node, Cmd, Args, Fun, CallBackParams) -> ?FS_MODULE:bgapi4(Node, Cmd, Args, Fun, CallBackParams).
+
+-spec async_api(atom(), atom(), string() | binary()) -> fs_api_return().
+async_api(Node, Cmd, Args) -> ?FS_MODULE:async_api(Node, Cmd, Args).
+
diff --git a/applications/ecallmgr/src/mod_kazoo.erl b/applications/ecallmgr/src/mod_kazoo.erl
index fa8040bab68..6b34cf5d9a0 100644
--- a/applications/ecallmgr/src/mod_kazoo.erl
+++ b/applications/ecallmgr/src/mod_kazoo.erl
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
         ,bgapi4/5
         ]).
 
+-export([async_api/3]).
+
 -include("ecallmgr.hrl").
 
 -define(TIMEOUT, 5 * ?MILLISECONDS_IN_SECOND).
@@ -133,6 +135,27 @@ fetch_reply(Node, FetchID, Section, Reply, Timeout) ->
             {'error', 'exception'}
     end.
 
+api_result(Result, 'undefined') -> Result;
+api_result(Result, Bin) ->
+    case kz_binary:strip_left(kz_binary:strip_right(Bin, <<"\n">>), $\s) of
+        <<>> when Result =:= 'error' -> {error, 'failed'};
+        <<"true">> -> {Result, true};
+        <<"false">> -> {Result, false};
+        <<>> -> ok;
+        Msg -> {Result, maybe_number(Msg, byte_size(Msg))}
+    end.
+
+maybe_number(Msg, Size)
+  when Size < 10 ->
+    Float = (catch erlang:binary_to_float(Msg)),
+    Int = (catch erlang:binary_to_integer(Msg)),
+    case {is_number(Float), is_number(Int)} of
+        {'true', _} -> Float;
+        {_, 'true'} -> Int;
+        _ -> Msg
+    end;
+maybe_number(Msg, _Size) -> Msg.
+
 -spec api(atom(), kz_term:text()) -> fs_api_return().
 api(Node, Cmd) ->
     api(Node, Cmd, "").
@@ -387,3 +410,21 @@ bgapi4(Node, Cmd, Args, Fun, CallBackParams) ->
 internal_fs_error(Reason) ->
     Error = kz_binary:strip(binary:replace(Reason, <<"\n">>, <<>>)),
     {'error', Error}.
+
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @doc Make a background API call to FreeSWITCH and wait for reply.
+%% @end
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec async_api(atom(), atom(), string() | binary()) -> freeswitch:fs_api_return().
+async_api(Node, Cmd, Args) ->
+    case bgapi(Node, Cmd, Args) of
+        {'error', _} = Error -> Error;
+        {'ok', JobId} ->
+            receive
+                {'bgok', JobId, <<"-ERR", Reason/binary>>} -> api_result('error', Reason);
+                {'bgok', JobId, <<"+OK", Result/binary>>} -> api_result('ok', Result);
+                {'bgok', JobId, Result} -> api_result('ok', Result);
+                {'bgerror', JobId, Error} -> api_result('error', Error)
+            end
+    end.
+