diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/webrtc/WebRTCDataChannels.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/webrtc/WebRTCDataChannels.cpp
index a44cc65d2b..92b667e18f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/webrtc/WebRTCDataChannels.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/webrtc/WebRTCDataChannels.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void WebRTCDataChannels::onSignalingMessage(const QJsonObject& message) {
 
     // Add a remote ICE candidate.
     if (data.contains("candidate")) {
-        connection->addIceCandidate(data);
+        connection->addIceCandidate(data.value("candidate").toObject());
     }
 
 }