diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index f3d7915..5d4a4a5 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ struct DataRxTx {
             // read capture data
             int nBytesRecorded = SDL_DequeueAudio(devid_in, sampleAmplitude.data(), samplesPerFrame*sampleSizeBytes);
             if (nBytesRecorded != 0) {
-                g_totalBytesCaptured += nBytesRecorded;
-
                 {
                     float fsum = 0.0f;
                     sampleAmplitudeHistory[historyId] = sampleAmplitude;
@@ -353,6 +351,8 @@ struct DataRxTx {
 
                         if (fsum == 0.0f) {
                             g_totalBytesCaptured = 0;
+                        } else {
+                            g_totalBytesCaptured += nBytesRecorded;
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ extern "C" {
     int getFramesToAnalyze() { return g_data->framesToAnalyze; }
     int getFramesLeftToAnalyze() { return g_data->framesLeftToAnalyze; }
     int hasDeviceOutput() { return devid_out; }
-    int hasDeviceCapture() { return (g_totalBytesCaptured > 0) ? devid_in : 0; }
+    int hasDeviceCapture() { return (g_totalBytesCaptured > 32*1024) ? devid_in : 0; }
     int doInit() { return init(); }
 
     void setParameters(
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 0b61154..895ec4a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ function checkRxForPeerData() {
 
         lastReceiverAnswerSDP = '{"type":"answer","sdp":'+JSON.stringify(writeSDP(res))+'}';
         playSound("/media/open-ended");
+
+        peerInfo.innerHTML= "Trying to connect with " + vals[0] + " ...";
         senderSend();
 
         return;