diff --git a/proxy/proxypair.js b/proxy/proxypair.js
index 703ac27..fd5a39a 100644
--- a/proxy/proxypair.js
+++ b/proxy/proxypair.js
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class ProxyPair {
   prepareDataChannel(channel) {
     channel.onopen = () => {
       log('WebRTC DataChannel opened!');
+      if (!this.active) {
+          return
+      }
       this.running = true;
       snowflake.state = Snowflake.MODE.WEBRTC_READY;
       snowflake.ui.setActive(true);
diff --git a/proxy/snowflake.js b/proxy/snowflake.js
index 0edb42c..cdc59fb 100644
--- a/proxy/snowflake.js
+++ b/proxy/snowflake.js
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ class Snowflake {
             return pair.active = false;
           }
         }), 20000); // 20 second timeout
-      } else {
-        return pair.active = false;
       }
     }, function() {
       return pair.active = false;
diff --git a/proxy/spec/proxypair.spec.js b/proxy/spec/proxypair.spec.js
index 3716f2d..f15d6d2 100644
--- a/proxy/spec/proxypair.spec.js
+++ b/proxy/spec/proxypair.spec.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ describe('ProxyPair', function() {
 
   it('connects to the relay once datachannel opens', function() {
     spyOn(pp, 'connectRelay');
+    pp.active = true;
     pp.client.onopen();
     expect(pp.connectRelay).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });