diff --git a/shawarma/src/index.ts b/shawarma/src/index.ts
index 71c4ddb30..c5cc0496f 100644
--- a/shawarma/src/index.ts
+++ b/shawarma/src/index.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async function main() {
           if (theirPeerId === myPeerId) {
             continue;
           }
-          const peerTransport = state[theirPeerId].recvTransport;
+          const peerTransport = state[theirPeerId]?.recvTransport;
           if (!peerTransport) {
             continue;
           }