diff --git a/src/pipecat/runner/utils.py b/src/pipecat/runner/utils.py
index c505fdaa6..530854050 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/runner/utils.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/runner/utils.py
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ def _smallwebrtc_sdp_cleanup_ice_candidates(text: str, pattern: str) -> str:
     Returns:
         Cleaned SDP text with filtered ICE candidates.
     """
+    logger.debug("Removing unsupported ICE candidates from SDP")
     result = []
     lines = text.splitlines()
     for line in lines:
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ def _smallwebrtc_sdp_cleanup_fingerprints(text: str) -> str:
     Returns:
         SDP text with sha-384 and sha-512 fingerprints removed.
     """
+    logger.debug("Removing unsupported fingerprints from SDP")
     result = []
     lines = text.splitlines()
     for line in lines:
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ def _smallwebrtc_sdp_cleanup_fingerprints(text: str) -> str:
     return "\r\n".join(result)
 
 
-def smallwebrtc_sdp_munging(sdp: str, host: str) -> str:
+def smallwebrtc_sdp_munging(sdp: str, host: Optional[str]) -> str:
     """Apply SDP modifications for SmallWebRTC compatibility.
 
     Args:
@@ -340,7 +342,8 @@ def smallwebrtc_sdp_munging(sdp: str, host: str) -> str:
         Modified SDP string with fingerprint and ICE candidate cleanup.
     """
     sdp = _smallwebrtc_sdp_cleanup_fingerprints(sdp)
-    sdp = _smallwebrtc_sdp_cleanup_ice_candidates(sdp, host)
+    if host:
+        sdp = _smallwebrtc_sdp_cleanup_ice_candidates(sdp, host)
     return sdp
 
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py b/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py
index a4e6b43a2..3a6c77843 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class SmallWebRTCRequestHandler:
 
             answer = pipecat_connection.get_answer()
 
-            if self._esp32_mode and self._host and self._host != "localhost":
+            if self._esp32_mode:
                 from pipecat.runner.utils import smallwebrtc_sdp_munging
 
                 answer["sdp"] = smallwebrtc_sdp_munging(answer["sdp"], self._host)