diff --git a/app/src/renderer/apps/Rooms/store/Peer.ts b/app/src/renderer/apps/Rooms/store/Peer.ts
index f37765e240..cfa72df16e 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/apps/Rooms/store/Peer.ts
+++ b/app/src/renderer/apps/Rooms/store/Peer.ts
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export class PeerClass extends EventsEmitter {
   @action
   sendData(data: Partial<DataPacket>) {
     try {
-      if (this.peer) {
+      if (this.peer && this.peer.connected) {
         this.peer.send(serialize(data));
       }
     } catch (e) {