diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 95b5945fc..7e3bb40bb 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -2875,7 +2875,6 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) addPendingTrackLocked(req *livekit.AddTrackRequest) *l
 					"track", logger.Proto(ti),
 					"addTrackRequest", logger.Proto(req),
 				)
-				continue
 			}
 
 			mimeType := codec.Codec
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant_sdp.go b/pkg/rtc/participant_sdp.go
index 5dc105c69..3d4dcd935 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant_sdp.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant_sdp.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) populateSdpCid(parsedOffer *sdp.SessionDescription) ([
 			}
 
 			if len(info.Codecs) == 0 {
+				p.pendingTracksLock.Unlock()
 				p.pubLogger.Warnw(
 					"track without codecs", nil,
 					"trackID", info.Sid,