diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
index 58f87fd924e790b8661c0671f711b4be23e2628f..15e12e0f5c4627e895df883de5a54fe199d8e494 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
@@ -780,7 +780,11 @@ public class WebRTCWrapper {
     }
 
     Optional<VideoTrack> getLocalVideoTrack() {
-        return TrackWrapper.get(peerConnection, this.localVideoTrack);
+        try {
+            return TrackWrapper.get(peerConnection, this.localVideoTrack);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            return Optional.absent();
+        }
     }
 
     Optional<VideoTrack> getRemoteVideoTrack() {