diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 162e3052a..22b4eb4b1 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ $(document).bind('callincoming.jingle', function (event, sid) {
 
     // TODO: check affiliation and/or role
     console.log('emuc data for', sess.peerjid, connection.emuc.members[sess.peerjid]);
-    sess.usedrip = true; // not-so-naive trickle ice
+    sess.dontsendlocalcandidate = true; // dont send local candidates
     sess.sendAnswer();
     sess.accept();
 
diff --git a/libs/strophe/strophe.jingle.session.js b/libs/strophe/strophe.jingle.session.js
index 3b8515b20..1c5868a5e 100644
--- a/libs/strophe/strophe.jingle.session.js
+++ b/libs/strophe/strophe.jingle.session.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function JingleSession(me, sid, connection) {
     this.usetrickle = true;
     this.usepranswer = false; // early transport warmup -- mind you, this might fail. depends on webrtc issue 1718
     this.usedrip = false; // dripping is sending trickle candidates not one-by-one
+    this.dontsendlocalcandidate = false; // dont send local candidates
 
     this.hadstuncandidate = false;
     this.hadturncandidate = false;
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ JingleSession.prototype.initiate = function (peerjid, isInitiator) {
             this.connection.jingle.pc_constraints );
 
     this.peerconnection.onicecandidate = function (event) {
-        self.sendIceCandidate(event.candidate);
+        if (!self.dontsendlocalcandidate)
+            self.sendIceCandidate(event.candidate);
     };
     this.peerconnection.onaddstream = function (event) {
         self.remoteStreams.push(event.stream);