diff --git a/p2p/transport/webrtcprivate/listener.go b/p2p/transport/webrtcprivate/listener.go
index f356746d85..064174c19b 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/webrtcprivate/listener.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/webrtcprivate/listener.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (l *listener) handleSignalingStream(s network.Stream) {
 	defer cancel()
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	scope, err := l.transport.rcmgr.OpenConnection(network.DirInbound, false, ma.StringCast("/webrtc")) // we don't have a better remote adress right now
+	scope, err := l.transport.rcmgr.OpenConnection(network.DirInbound, true, ma.StringCast("/webrtc")) // we don't have a better remote adress right now
 	if err != nil {
 		s.Reset()
 		log.Debug("failed to create connection scope:", err)