diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java
index 5db8dfc6d..9bff9ff98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RtpSessionActivity.java
@@ -910,15 +910,17 @@ public class RtpSessionActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConnectionSe
     }
 
     private void disableMicrophone(View view) {
-        JingleRtpConnection rtpConnection = requireRtpConnection();
-        rtpConnection.setMicrophoneEnabled(false);
-        updateInCallButtonConfiguration();
+        final JingleRtpConnection rtpConnection = requireRtpConnection();
+        if (rtpConnection.setMicrophoneEnabled(false)) {
+            updateInCallButtonConfiguration();
+        }
     }
 
     private void enableMicrophone(View view) {
-        JingleRtpConnection rtpConnection = requireRtpConnection();
-        rtpConnection.setMicrophoneEnabled(true);
-        updateInCallButtonConfiguration();
+        final JingleRtpConnection rtpConnection = requireRtpConnection();
+        if (rtpConnection.setMicrophoneEnabled(true)) {
+            updateInCallButtonConfiguration();
+        }
     }
 
     private void switchToEarpiece(View view) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
index 28f7c738b..830695831 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
@@ -1085,8 +1085,8 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection implements Web
         return webRTCWrapper.isMicrophoneEnabled();
     }
 
-    public void setMicrophoneEnabled(final boolean enabled) {
-        webRTCWrapper.setMicrophoneEnabled(enabled);
+    public boolean setMicrophoneEnabled(final boolean enabled) {
+        return webRTCWrapper.setMicrophoneEnabled(enabled);
     }
 
     public boolean isVideoEnabled() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
index ff7e6a677..98ce37a4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
@@ -370,12 +370,19 @@ public class WebRTCWrapper {
         }
     }
 
-    void setMicrophoneEnabled(final boolean enabled) {
+    boolean setMicrophoneEnabled(final boolean enabled) {
         final AudioTrack audioTrack = this.localAudioTrack;
         if (audioTrack == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Local audio track does not exist (yet)");
         }
-        audioTrack.setEnabled(enabled);
+        try {
+            audioTrack.setEnabled(enabled);
+            return true;
+        } catch (final IllegalStateException e) {
+            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "unable to toggle microphone", e);
+            //ignoring race condition in case MediaStreamTrack has been disposed
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     boolean isVideoEnabled() {