diff --git a/daemon/src/sip/sipvoiplink.cpp b/daemon/src/sip/sipvoiplink.cpp
index 870e2e7c53e42a89974613e87177b5e66737da30..c64fd3c7e69a852ac98ccdb094aff231d5165d93 100644
--- a/daemon/src/sip/sipvoiplink.cpp
+++ b/daemon/src/sip/sipvoiplink.cpp
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ void sdp_media_update_cb (pjsip_inv_session *inv, pj_status_t status)
         audioRTPSessionValid = false;
     }
 
-    call->getVideoRtp()->updateSDP(call->getLocalSDP());
+    call->getVideoRtp()->updateSDP(*call->getLocalSDP());
     call->getVideoRtp()->updateDestination(call->getLocalSDP()->getRemoteIP(), call->getLocalSDP()->getRemoteVideoPort());
     call->getVideoRtp()->start();
 
diff --git a/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.cpp b/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.cpp
index 21b889b73df3b15ed6121763237469a0fd68f47a..7201fb8cbe7d3a026fb38c81d22feb689d7058b8 100644
--- a/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.cpp
+++ b/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.cpp
@@ -57,15 +57,13 @@ VideoRtpSession::VideoRtpSession(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &txArg
     txArgs_(txArgs), rxArgs_(rxArgs), sending_(true), receiving_(true)
 {}
 
-void VideoRtpSession::updateSDP(const Sdp *sdp)
+void VideoRtpSession::updateSDP(const Sdp &sdp)
 {
-    std::vector<std::string> v(sdp->getActiveVideoDescription());
+    std::vector<std::string> v(sdp.getActiveVideoDescription());
     const std::string &desc = v[0];
     // if port has changed
     if (desc != rxArgs_["receiving_sdp"])
     {
-        assert(receiveThread_.get() == 0);
-
         rxArgs_["receiving_sdp"] = desc;
         _debug("%s:Updated incoming SDP to:\n %s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,
                 rxArgs_["receiving_sdp"].c_str());
@@ -104,12 +102,11 @@ void VideoRtpSession::updateSDP(const Sdp *sdp)
     }
 
     std::string codec = libav_utils::encodersMap()[v[1]];
-    if (codec == "") {
+    if (codec.empty()) {
     	_debug("Couldn't find encoder for \"%s\"\n", v[1].c_str());
     	sending_ = false;
-    } else {
+    } else
     	txArgs_["codec"] = codec;
-    }
 }
 
 void VideoRtpSession::updateDestination(const std::string &destination,
diff --git a/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.h b/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.h
index 04f3767efea59da1e9098b526bef48ea9d6b9259..ec855ae66b63980427cb3d2f7b535df51a4fe978 100644
--- a/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.h
+++ b/daemon/src/video/video_rtp_session.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class VideoRtpSession {
         void test_loopback();
         void updateDestination(const std::string &destination,
                                unsigned int port);
-        void updateSDP(const Sdp *sdp);
+        void updateSDP(const Sdp &sdp);
 
     private:
         std::tr1::shared_ptr<VideoSendThread> sendThread_;