diff --git a/src/common/jingle_rtp.py b/src/common/jingle_rtp.py
index c5e7a0441..62ae337fa 100644
--- a/src/common/jingle_rtp.py
+++ b/src/common/jingle_rtp.py
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ class JingleRTPContent(JingleContent):
 
         codecs = []
         for codec in content.getTag('description').iterTags('payload-type'):
+            if not codec['id'] or not codec['name'] or not codec['clockrate']:
+                # ignore invalid payload-types
+                continue
             c = farsight.Codec(int(codec['id']), codec['name'],
                     self.farsight_media, int(codec['clockrate']))
             if 'channels' in codec: