diff --git a/apps/decoder.c b/apps/decoder.c
index fb053dba8f5a4ddfd62e176f13c1d0e6651a2e72..294446883e1379a87de8462147db3f9533c52bc6 100644
--- a/apps/decoder.c
+++ b/apps/decoder.c
@@ -2962,6 +2962,10 @@ static ivas_error decodeVoIP(
 
             *phIvasDec = hIvasDec; /* Update for main()' s free */
             ivasRtp.restartNeeded = false;
+#ifdef FIX_1525_UNINIT_FORMAT_SWITCHING_DEC
+            bitstreamReadDone = false;
+            parametersAvailableForEditing = false;
+#endif
         }
 
         /* reference vector */
@@ -3211,6 +3215,10 @@ static ivas_error decodeVoIP(
                     }
 
                     *phIvasDec = hIvasDec; /* Update for main()' s free */
+#ifdef FIX_1525_UNINIT_FORMAT_SWITCHING_DEC
+                    bitstreamReadDone = false;
+                    parametersAvailableForEditing = false;
+#endif
                 }
 
                 /* Placeholder for memory reallocation */
@@ -3974,12 +3982,13 @@ static ivas_error restartDecoder(
         }
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1525_UNINIT_FORMAT_SWITCHING_DEC
     if ( ( error = IVAS_DEC_PrintConfig( hIvasDec, 1, arg->voipMode ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
     {
         fprintf( stderr, "\nIVAS_DEC_PrintConfig failed: %s\n\n", IVAS_DEC_GetErrorMessage( error ) );
         goto cleanup;
     }
-
+#endif
     /* ISAR frame size is set from command line, not renderer config file.
      * This will be ignored if output format is not split rendering. */
     if ( renderConfig != NULL )
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 3c358ec83a0910b3e4c5219af88ab8384a81913e..8ba97677305ef1cb911274d0638fc92fb5746ff0 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@
 #define FIX_BASOP_2470_POWER_SPEC_E_INIT                /* FhG: make sure powerSpec_e is always initialized in core_signal_analysis_high_bitrate_fx() */
 #define FIX_BASOP_2475_ASSERT_IN_MASA2_REND_TO_MONO     /* Nokia: basop issue 2475: Fix MASA2 to MONO rendering within IVAS_rend */
 #define FIX_2346_DUPLICATED_IGF_FUNCTIONS               /* FhG: basop issue 2346: Review potentially duplicated IGF functions */
-
+#define FIX_1525_UNINIT_FORMAT_SWITCHING_DEC            /* VA: float issue 1525: fix reading of uninitialized memory in format switching at the decoder */
 #define HARMONIZE_2446_CON_TCX_FX                       /* FhG: basop issue: 2446 harmonization of function con_tcx_fx() */
+
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
 /* #################### Start NON-BE switches ############################ */