diff --git a/daemon/ice.c b/daemon/ice.c
index 8119da3e6..4b43ae6b9 100644
--- a/daemon/ice.c
+++ b/daemon/ice.c
@@ -1081,11 +1081,9 @@ int ice_request(struct packet_stream *ps, struct sockaddr_in6 *src, struct in6_a
 
 	ret = 0;
 
-	if (attrs->use) {
+	if (attrs->use && !PAIR_SET(pair, NOMINATED)) {
 		ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "ICE pair "PAIR_FORMAT" has been nominated by peer", PAIR_FMT(pair));
 
-		PAIR_SET(pair, NOMINATED);
-
 		mutex_lock(&ag->lock);
 
 		g_tree_insert(ag->nominated_pairs, pair, pair);