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 b929e9509356c3f3cbb1066b69ee78074451cee2..6c270fbad27a8cf278c575c88bcc0252954ba0e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
@@ -662,7 +662,11 @@ public class WebRTCWrapper {
     }
 
     public PeerConnection.SignalingState getSignalingState() {
-        return requirePeerConnection().signalingState();
+        try {
+            return requirePeerConnection().signalingState();
+        } catch (final IllegalStateException e) {
+            return PeerConnection.SignalingState.CLOSED;
+        }
     }
 
     EglBase.Context getEglBaseContext() {