diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
index 8296b12a69d604e408dc738b52fff9afb1208fb1..d435dfc2ab17aeea9eed9fb2b58d8297522fe4ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection
                             + ContentAddition.summary(contentAcceptMap));
             modifyLocalContentMap(rtpContentMap);
             sendContentAccept(contentAcceptMap);
+            this.webRTCWrapper.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(true);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "unable to accept content add", Throwables.getRootCause(e));
             webRTCWrapper.close();
@@ -871,7 +872,6 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection
         webRTCWrapper.setRemoteDescription(sdp).get();
         setRemoteContentMap(restartContentMap);
         if (isOffer) {
-            webRTCWrapper.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(false);
             final SessionDescription localSessionDescription = setLocalSessionDescription();
             setLocalContentMap(RtpContentMap.of(localSessionDescription, isInitiator()));
             // We need to respond OK before sending any candidates
@@ -2479,6 +2479,7 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection
                         handleIqTimeoutResponse(response);
                     }
                 });
+        this.webRTCWrapper.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(true);
     }
 
     private void setLocalContentMap(final RtpContentMap rtpContentMap) {
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 4e3675c848ad0d94230e0f3134d44cf727739edd..f252fc8acb95c5827141eef02f02f2488c98fc08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ public class WebRTCWrapper {
     }
 
     synchronized ListenableFuture<SessionDescription> setLocalDescription() {
+        this.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(false);
         return Futures.transformAsync(
                 getPeerConnectionFuture(),
                 peerConnection -> {