diff --git a/worker/include/RTC/IceServer.hpp b/worker/include/RTC/IceServer.hpp
index 3b45e3d49c..cd91938bee 100644
--- a/worker/include/RTC/IceServer.hpp
+++ b/worker/include/RTC/IceServer.hpp
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ namespace RTC
 		}
 		bool IsValidTuple(const RTC::TransportTuple* tuple) const;
 		void RemoveTuple(RTC::TransportTuple* tuple);
-		// This should be just called in 'connected' or completed' state
-		// and the given tuple must be an already valid tuple.
-		void ForceSelectedTuple(const RTC::TransportTuple* tuple);
+		/**
+		 * This should be just called in 'connected' or completed' state and the
+		 * given tuple must be an already valid tuple.
+		 */
+		void MayForceSelectedTuple(const RTC::TransportTuple* tuple);
 
 	private:
 		void HandleTuple(
diff --git a/worker/src/RTC/IceServer.cpp b/worker/src/RTC/IceServer.cpp
index c627c21db9..e3e963788d 100644
--- a/worker/src/RTC/IceServer.cpp
+++ b/worker/src/RTC/IceServer.cpp
@@ -337,18 +337,25 @@ namespace RTC
 		}
 	}
 
-	void IceServer::ForceSelectedTuple(const RTC::TransportTuple* tuple)
+	void IceServer::MayForceSelectedTuple(const RTC::TransportTuple* tuple)
 	{
 		MS_TRACE();
 
-		MS_ASSERT(
-		  this->selectedTuple, "cannot force the selected tuple if there was not a selected tuple");
+		if (this->state != IceState::CONNECTED && this->state != IceState::COMPLETED)
+		{
+			MS_WARN_TAG(ice, "cannot force selected tuple if not in state 'connected' or 'completed'");
+
+			return;
+		}
 
 		auto* storedTuple = HasTuple(tuple);
 
-		MS_ASSERT(
-		  storedTuple,
-		  "cannot force the selected tuple if the given tuple was not already a valid tuple");
+		if (!storedTuple)
+		{
+			MS_WARN_TAG(ice, "cannot force selected tuple if the given tuple was not already a valid one");
+
+			return;
+		}
 
 		// Mark it as selected tuple.
 		SetSelectedTuple(storedTuple);
diff --git a/worker/src/RTC/WebRtcTransport.cpp b/worker/src/RTC/WebRtcTransport.cpp
index b5a54fd986..70ef85dcca 100644
--- a/worker/src/RTC/WebRtcTransport.cpp
+++ b/worker/src/RTC/WebRtcTransport.cpp
@@ -1058,10 +1058,11 @@ namespace RTC
 		}
 
 		// Trick for clients performing aggressive ICE regardless we are ICE-Lite.
-		// NOTE: Only do it if we already have a selected ICE candidate tuple.
-		if (this->iceServer->GetSelectedTuple())
+		if (
+		  this->iceServer->GetState() == RTC::IceServer::IceState::CONNECTED ||
+		  this->iceServer->GetState() == RTC::IceServer::IceState::COMPLETED)
 		{
-			this->iceServer->ForceSelectedTuple(tuple);
+			this->iceServer->MayForceSelectedTuple(tuple);
 		}
 
 		// Check that DTLS status is 'connecting' or 'connected'.
@@ -1146,10 +1147,11 @@ namespace RTC
 		}
 
 		// Trick for clients performing aggressive ICE regardless we are ICE-Lite.
-		// NOTE: Only do it if we already have a selected ICE candidate tuple.
-		if (this->iceServer->GetSelectedTuple())
+		if (
+		  this->iceServer->GetState() == RTC::IceServer::IceState::CONNECTED ||
+		  this->iceServer->GetState() == RTC::IceServer::IceState::COMPLETED)
 		{
-			this->iceServer->ForceSelectedTuple(tuple);
+			this->iceServer->MayForceSelectedTuple(tuple);
 		}
 
 		// Pass the packet to the parent transport.