diff --git a/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go b/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go
index af4532af4..7b2257d79 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ done:
 		}
 	}
 
+	if !maxLayers.IsValid() || s.maxTemporalLayerSeen < 0 {
+		return 0.0
+	}
+
 	distance := float64(0.0)
 	for sp := maxLayers.Spatial; sp <= s.getMaxExpectedLayerLocked(); sp++ {
 		for t := maxLayers.Temporal; t <= s.maxTemporalLayerSeen; t++ {
@@ -313,10 +317,6 @@ done:
 		}
 	}
 
-	if s.maxTemporalLayerSeen < 0 {
-		return distance
-	}
-
 	return distance / float64(s.maxTemporalLayerSeen+1)
 }