diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index ea8dc260f..b5e10c64d 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func NewParticipant(params ParticipantParams, perms *livekit.ParticipantPermissi
 		CongestionControlConfig: params.CongestionControlConfig,
 		Telemetry:               p.params.Telemetry,
 		EnabledCodecs:           p.params.EnabledCodecs,
-		Logger:                  params.Logger,
+		Logger:                  LoggerWithPCTarget(params.Logger, livekit.SignalTarget_PUBLISHER),
 		SimTracks:               params.SimTracks,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func NewParticipant(params ParticipantParams, perms *livekit.ParticipantPermissi
 		CongestionControlConfig: params.CongestionControlConfig,
 		Telemetry:               p.params.Telemetry,
 		EnabledCodecs:           p.params.EnabledCodecs,
-		Logger:                  params.Logger,
+		Logger:                  LoggerWithPCTarget(params.Logger, livekit.SignalTarget_SUBSCRIBER),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func NewParticipant(params ParticipantParams, perms *livekit.ParticipantPermissi
 		p.sendIceCandidate(c, livekit.SignalTarget_PUBLISHER)
 	})
 	p.subscriber.pc.OnICECandidate(func(c *webrtc.ICECandidate) {
-		if c == nil || p.State() == livekit.ParticipantInfo_DISCONNECTED {
+		if c == nil || p.State() == livekit.ParticipantInfo_DISCONNECTED || p.MigrateState() == types.MigrateStateInit {
 			return
 		}
 		p.sendIceCandidate(c, livekit.SignalTarget_SUBSCRIBER)
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) sendIceCandidate(c *webrtc.ICECandidate, target liveki
 
 	// write candidate
 	p.params.Logger.Debugw("sending ice candidates",
-		"candidate", c.String())
+		"candidate", c.String(), "target", target)
 	trickle := ToProtoTrickle(ci)
 	trickle.Target = target
 	_ = p.writeMessage(&livekit.SignalResponse{
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/utils.go b/pkg/rtc/utils.go
index 628e0c076..bfffc84d5 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/utils.go
@@ -157,3 +157,13 @@ func LoggerWithTrack(l logger.Logger, trackID livekit.TrackID) logger.Logger {
 	}
 	return logger.Logger(lr)
 }
+
+func LoggerWithPCTarget(l logger.Logger, target livekit.SignalTarget) logger.Logger {
+	lr := logr.Logger(l)
+	if lr.GetSink() == nil {
+		return l
+	}
+
+	lr = lr.WithValues("transport", target)
+	return logger.Logger(lr)
+}