diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 33363aac6..9c12554b1 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -6597,7 +6597,7 @@ checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
 [[package]]
 name = "str0m"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/firezone/str0m?branch=main#8401a07556ee930866768d3993514fedb455b0b3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/algesten/str0m?branch=main#6025dfde2e48905539255ec88f1350ab50428d50"
 dependencies = [
  "combine",
  "crc",
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index f8cfd59a9..8b8b966b4 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ ip_network = { git = "https://github.com/JakubOnderka/ip_network", branch = "mas
 ip_network_table = { git = "https://github.com/edmonds/ip_network_table", branch = "some-useful-traits" } # For `Debug` and `Clone`
 tracing-stackdriver = { git = "https://github.com/thomaseizinger/tracing-stackdriver", branch = "bump-otel-0.26" } # Waiting for release.
 softbuffer = { git = "https://github.com/rust-windowing/softbuffer" } # Waiting for release.
-str0m = { git = "https://github.com/firezone/str0m", branch = "main" }
+str0m = { git = "https://github.com/algesten/str0m", branch = "main" }
 
 # Enforce `tracing-macros` to have released `tracing` version.
 [patch.'https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing']
diff --git a/rust/connlib/snownet/src/node.rs b/rust/connlib/snownet/src/node.rs
index 8bdfd60c5..0bb24aef8 100644
--- a/rust/connlib/snownet/src/node.rs
+++ b/rust/connlib/snownet/src/node.rs
@@ -1387,14 +1387,14 @@ fn add_local_candidate<TId>(
         return;
     }
 
-    let is_new = agent.add_local_candidate(candidate.clone());
+    let Some(candidate) = agent.add_local_candidate(candidate) else {
+        return;
+    };
 
-    if is_new {
-        pending_events.push_back(Event::NewIceCandidate {
-            connection: id,
-            candidate: candidate.to_sdp_string(),
-        })
-    }
+    pending_events.push_back(Event::NewIceCandidate {
+        connection: id,
+        candidate: candidate.to_sdp_string(),
+    })
 }
 
 fn invalidate_allocation_candidates<TId, RId>(