An exemplary embodiment provides an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause said apparatus to determine that a path switch can be initiated during a handover of a user equipment from a first access node to a second access node, determine at least one condition for initiating the path switch, postpone the initiation of the path switch until the at least one condition has been met, and in response to determining that the at least one condition has been met, indicate the initiation of the path switch to the first access node or the second access node.