diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 905a448fa..9a38679bd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pion/interceptor v0.1.44
 	github.com/pion/rtcp v1.2.16
 	github.com/pion/rtp v1.10.1
-	github.com/pion/sctp v1.9.4
+	github.com/pion/sctp v1.9.5
 	github.com/pion/sdp/v3 v3.0.18
 	github.com/pion/transport/v4 v4.0.1
 	github.com/pion/turn/v4 v4.1.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9a7d95065..cba317d57 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ github.com/pion/rtcp v1.2.16 h1:fk1B1dNW4hsI78XUCljZJlC4kZOPk67mNRuQ0fcEkSo=
 github.com/pion/rtcp v1.2.16/go.mod h1:/as7VKfYbs5NIb4h6muQ35kQF/J0ZVNz2Z3xKoCBYOo=
 github.com/pion/rtp v1.10.1 h1:xP1prZcCTUuhO2c83XtxyOHJteISg6o8iPsE2acaMtA=
 github.com/pion/rtp v1.10.1/go.mod h1:rF5nS1GqbR7H/TCpKwylzeq6yDM+MM6k+On5EgeThEM=
-github.com/pion/sctp v1.9.4 h1:cMxEu0F5tbP4qH07bKf1Zjf4rUih9LIo0qQt424e258=
-github.com/pion/sctp v1.9.4/go.mod h1:N20Dq6LY+JvJDAh9VVh1JELngb2rQ8dPgds5yBWiPgw=
+github.com/pion/sctp v1.9.5 h1:QoSFB/drmAsmSeSFNQNI3xx010nW4HsycCZckRVWWag=
+github.com/pion/sctp v1.9.5/go.mod h1:N20Dq6LY+JvJDAh9VVh1JELngb2rQ8dPgds5yBWiPgw=
 github.com/pion/sdp/v3 v3.0.18 h1:l0bAXazKHpepazVdp+tPYnrsy9dfh7ZbT8DxesH5ZnI=
 github.com/pion/sdp/v3 v3.0.18/go.mod h1:ZREGo6A9ZygQ9XkqAj5xYCQtQpif0i6Pa81HOiAdqQ8=
 github.com/pion/srtp/v3 v3.0.10 h1:tFirkpBb3XccP5VEXLi50GqXhv5SKPxqrdlhDCJlZrQ=
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index b8e65cf84..433da1442 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -1170,6 +1170,9 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) HandleOffer(sd *livekit.SessionDescription) error {
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) onPublisherSetRemoteDescription() {
 	offer := p.TransportManager.LastPublisherOfferPending()
+	if offer == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	parsedOffer, err := offer.Unmarshal()
 	if err != nil {
 		p.pubLogger.Warnw("could not parse offer", err)
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transport.go b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
index 596fdd95c..6c0e34ac0 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transport.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
@@ -1531,6 +1531,10 @@ func (t *PCTransport) Close() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err := t.pc.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.params.Logger.Warnw("unclean close of peer connection", err)
+	}
+
 	<-t.eventsQueue.Stop()
 	t.clearSignalStateCheckTimer()
 
@@ -1571,10 +1575,6 @@ func (t *PCTransport) Close() {
 	t.unlabeledDataChannels = nil
 	t.lock.Unlock()
 
-	if err := t.pc.Close(); err != nil {
-		t.params.Logger.Warnw("unclean close of peer connection", err)
-	}
-
 	t.outputAndClearICEStats()
 }