diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transport.go b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
index 9ec024dc3..0378e91b4 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transport.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
@@ -1267,8 +1267,17 @@ func (t *PCTransport) HandleRemoteDescription(sd webrtc.SessionDescription) erro
 		err = t.pc.SetRemoteDescription(sd)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.params.Logger.Errorw("could not set remote description on synchronous mode peer connection", err)
+			return err
 		}
-		return err
+
+		rtxRepairs := nonSimulcastRTXRepairsFromSDP(parsed, t.params.Logger)
+		if len(rtxRepairs) > 0 {
+			t.params.Logger.Debugw("rtx pairs found from sdp", "ssrcs", rtxRepairs)
+			for repair, base := range rtxRepairs {
+				t.params.Config.BufferFactory.SetRTXPair(repair, base)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	t.postEvent(event{