diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index b50568d72..3bf18eb4f 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) setupMigrationTimerLocked() {
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) MaybeStartMigration(force bool, onStart func()) bool {
-	if p.params.UseOneShotSignallingMode {
+	if p.IsClosed() || p.params.UseOneShotSignallingMode {
 		return false
 	}