diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant_signal.go b/pkg/rtc/participant_signal.go
index 7eaba1467..2e08d40c5 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant_signal.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant_signal.go
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) sendLeaveRequest(
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return p.signaller.WriteMessage(p.signalling.SignalLeaveRequest(leave))
+	if leave != nil {
+		return p.signaller.WriteMessage(p.signalling.SignalLeaveRequest(leave))
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) sendSdpAnswer(answer webrtc.SessionDescription, answerId uint32) error {