diff --git a/coreapi/sal.c b/coreapi/sal.c
index 55db6895e..c749877f4 100644
--- a/coreapi/sal.c
+++ b/coreapi/sal.c
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ int sal_stream_description_equals(const SalStreamDescription *sd1, const SalStre
 	if (sd1->dir != sd2->dir) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_CODEC_CHANGED;
 
 	/* ICE */
-	if (strcmp(sd1->ice_ufrag, sd2->ice_ufrag) != 0) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
-	if (strcmp(sd1->ice_pwd, sd2->ice_pwd) != 0) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
+	if (strcmp(sd1->ice_ufrag, sd2->ice_ufrag) != 0 && sd2->ice_ufrag[0] != '\0') result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
+	if (strcmp(sd1->ice_pwd, sd2->ice_pwd) != 0 && sd2->ice_pwd[0] != '\0') result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
 
 	/*DTLS*/
 	if (sd1->dtls_role != sd2->dtls_role) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_CRYPTO_KEYS_CHANGED;
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ int sal_media_description_equals(const SalMediaDescription *md1, const SalMediaD
 	if (md1->bandwidth != md2->bandwidth) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_CODEC_CHANGED;
 
 	/* ICE */
-	if (strcmp(md1->ice_ufrag, md2->ice_ufrag) != 0) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
-	if (strcmp(md1->ice_pwd, md2->ice_pwd) != 0) result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
+	if (strcmp(md1->ice_ufrag, md2->ice_ufrag) != 0 && md2->ice_ufrag[0] != '\0') result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
+	if (strcmp(md1->ice_pwd, md2->ice_pwd) != 0 && md2->ice_pwd[0] != '\0') result |= SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_ICE_RESTART_DETECTED;
 
 	for(i = 0; i < SAL_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION_MAX_STREAMS; ++i){
 		if (!sal_stream_description_active(&md1->streams[i]) && !sal_stream_description_active(&md2->streams[i])) continue;