diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
index 662caf8d6..fb57e78b0 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type TrackSender interface {
 	) error
 	Resync()
 	SetReceiver(TrackReceiver)
-	ReceiverRestart()
+	ReceiverRestart(TrackReceiver)
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1635,14 +1635,18 @@ func (d *DownTrack) Resync() {
 	d.forwarder.Resync()
 }
 
-func (d *DownTrack) ReceiverRestart() {
+func (d *DownTrack) ReceiverRestart(rcvr TrackReceiver) {
+	if rcvr.Mime() != d.Receiver().Mime() {
+		d.params.Logger.Infow("upstream receiver restart - skipped", "mime", d.Receiver().Mime().String(), "newMime", rcvr.Mime().String())
+		return
+	}
+
 	d.bindLock.Lock()
 	codec := d.codec.Load().(webrtc.RTPCodecCapability)
 	d.bindLock.Unlock()
 
-	d.params.Logger.Infow("upstream receiver restart")
-
 	receiver := d.Receiver()
+	d.params.Logger.Infow("upstream receiver restart", "mime", receiver.Mime().String())
 	d.forwarder.Restart()
 	d.forwarder.DetermineCodec(codec, receiver.HeaderExtensions(), receiver.VideoLayerMode())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/receiver_base.go b/pkg/sfu/receiver_base.go
index e84478026..ac878aaef 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/receiver_base.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/receiver_base.go
@@ -373,9 +373,12 @@ func (r *ReceiverBase) restartInternal(reason string, isDetected bool) {
 		return
 	}
 	r.restartInProgress = true
+
+	// 2. advance forwarder generation
+	r.forwardersGeneration.Inc()
 	r.bufferMu.Unlock()
 
-	// 2. restart all the buffers
+	// 3. restart all the buffers
 	// if a stream was detected, skip external restart
 	//
 	// NOTE: The case of external restart and detected restart (which usually comes from one buffer)
@@ -392,28 +395,28 @@ func (r *ReceiverBase) restartInternal(reason string, isDetected bool) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// 3. wait for the forwarders to finish
-	r.stopForwarderGeneration()
+	// 4. wait for the forwarders to finish
+	r.waitForForwardersStop()
 
-	// 4. reset stream tracker
+	// 5. reset stream tracker
 	r.streamTrackerManager.RemoveAllTrackers()
 
-	// 5. signal attached downtracks to resync so that they can have proper sequencing on a receiver restart
+	// 6. signal attached downtracks to resync so that they can have proper sequencing on a receiver restart
 	r.downTrackSpreader.Broadcast(func(dt TrackSender) {
-		dt.ReceiverRestart()
+		dt.ReceiverRestart(r)
 	})
 	if rt := r.loadREDTransformer(); rt != nil {
 		rt.OnStreamRestart()
 	}
 
-	// 6. move forwarder generation ahead
+	// 7. move forwarder generation ahead
 	r.startForwarderGeneration()
 
 	r.bufferMu.Lock()
-	// 7. release restart hold
+	// 8. release restart hold
 	r.restartInProgress = false
 
-	// 8. restart forwarders
+	// 9. restart forwarders
 	for layer, buff := range r.buffers {
 		if buff == nil {
 			continue
@@ -851,9 +854,8 @@ func (r *ReceiverBase) startForwarderGeneration() {
 	r.forwardersWaitGroup = &sync.WaitGroup{}
 }
 
-func (r *ReceiverBase) stopForwarderGeneration() {
+func (r *ReceiverBase) waitForForwardersStop() {
 	r.bufferMu.Lock()
-	r.forwardersGeneration.Inc()
 	forwarderWaitGroup := r.forwardersWaitGroup
 	r.bufferMu.Unlock()
 
@@ -869,8 +871,9 @@ func (r *ReceiverBase) startForwarderForBufferLocked(layer int32, buff buffer.Bu
 
 	r.forwardersWaitGroup.Add(1)
 
-	r.params.Logger.Debugw("starting forwarder", "layer", layer)
-	go r.forwardRTP(layer, buff, r.forwardersGeneration.Load(), r.forwardersWaitGroup)
+	forwarderGeneration := r.forwardersGeneration.Load()
+	r.params.Logger.Debugw("starting forwarder", "layer", layer, "forwarderGeneration", forwarderGeneration)
+	go r.forwardRTP(layer, buff, forwarderGeneration, r.forwardersWaitGroup)
 }
 
 func (r *ReceiverBase) forwardRTP(
@@ -917,7 +920,12 @@ func (r *ReceiverBase) forwardRTP(
 	}
 
 	pktBuf := make([]byte, bucket.RTPMaxPktSize)
-	r.params.Logger.Debugw("starting forwarding", "layer", layer, "forwarderGeneration", forwarderGeneration)
+	r.params.Logger.Debugw(
+		"starting forwarding",
+		"layer", layer,
+		"forwarderGeneration", forwarderGeneration,
+		"forwardersGeneration", r.forwardersGeneration.Load(),
+	)
 
 	for r.forwardersGeneration.Load() == forwarderGeneration {
 		extPkt, err = buff.ReadExtended(pktBuf)
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/redprimaryreceiver.go b/pkg/sfu/redprimaryreceiver.go
index e05448131..8f362612e 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/redprimaryreceiver.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/redprimaryreceiver.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (r *RedPrimaryReceiver) ResyncDownTracks() {
 
 func (r *RedPrimaryReceiver) OnStreamRestart() {
 	r.downTrackSpreader.Broadcast(func(dt TrackSender) {
-		dt.ReceiverRestart()
+		dt.ReceiverRestart(r)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/redreceiver.go b/pkg/sfu/redreceiver.go
index 9c93a3f26..33af02f41 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/redreceiver.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/redreceiver.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (r *RedReceiver) ResyncDownTracks() {
 
 func (r *RedReceiver) OnStreamRestart() {
 	r.downTrackSpreader.Broadcast(func(dt TrackSender) {
-		dt.ReceiverRestart()
+		dt.ReceiverRestart(r)
 	})
 }