diff --git a/src/applet.c b/src/applet.c
index a936600a1..cdcbc2556 100644
--- a/src/applet.c
+++ b/src/applet.c
@@ -458,9 +458,13 @@ struct task *task_run_applet(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state)
 		sc_oc(sc)->flags |= CF_WRITE_EVENT | CF_WROTE_DATA;
 		if (sco->room_needed < 0 || channel_recv_max(sc_oc(sc)) >= sco->room_needed)
 			sc_have_room(sco);
+		sc_ep_report_send_activity(sc);
+	}
+	else {
+		if (!sco->room_needed)
+			sc_have_room(sco);
+		sc_ep_report_blocked_send(sc);
 	}
-	else if (!sco->room_needed)
-		sc_have_room(sco);
 
 	if (sc_ic(sc)->flags & CF_READ_EVENT)
 		sc_ep_report_read_activity(sc);
@@ -468,11 +472,6 @@ struct task *task_run_applet(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state)
 	if (sc_waiting_room(sc) && (sc->flags & SC_FL_ABRT_DONE)) {
 		sc_ep_set(sc, SE_FL_EOS|SE_FL_ERROR);
 	}
-	else if (channel_is_empty(sc_oc(sc)))
-		sc_ep_report_send_activity(sc);
-	else {
-		sc_ep_report_blocked_send(sc);
-	}
 
 	/* measure the call rate and check for anomalies when too high */
 	if (((b_size(sc_ib(sc)) && sc->flags & SC_FL_NEED_BUFF) || // asks for a buffer which is present