diff --git a/client/internal/peer/conn.go b/client/internal/peer/conn.go
index a10d8cee3..3e2739383 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/conn.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/conn.go
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ func shouldUseProxy(pair *ice.CandidatePair) bool {
 	remoteIsPublic := IsPublicIP(remoteIP)
 	myIsPublic := IsPublicIP(myIp)
 
+	if pair.Local.Type() == ice.CandidateTypeRelay || pair.Remote.Type() == ice.CandidateTypeRelay {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	//one of the hosts has a public IP
 	if remoteIsPublic && pair.Remote.Type() == ice.CandidateTypeHost {
 		return false