diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java
index 0a04563393a11f2556cf3ea9c7d23d84d135227c..4fda24fc592eb4912e54127ccb6c87839efc93ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java
@@ -783,8 +783,9 @@ public class RtpSessionActivity extends XmppActivity
                             .getJingleConnectionManager()
                             .getTerminalSessionState(with, sessionId);
             if (terminatedRtpSession == null) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException(
-                        "failed to initialize activity with running rtp session. session not found");
+                Log.e(Config.LOGTAG, "failed to initialize activity with running rtp session. session not found");
+                finish();
+                return true;
             }
             initializeWithTerminatedSessionState(account, with, terminatedRtpSession);
             return true;