diff --git a/mixing/mixclient/client.go b/mixing/mixclient/client.go
index a499d99b6..0b8bf9855 100644
--- a/mixing/mixclient/client.go
+++ b/mixing/mixclient/client.go
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ func (c *Client) pairSession(ctx context.Context, ps *pairedSessions, prs []*wir
 	d.epoch = epoch
 	d.start(epoch)
 	for {
-		var localPeerCount int
+		var localPeerCount, localUncancelledCount int
 
 		if rerun == nil {
 			sid := mixing.SortPRsForSession(prs, unixEpoch)
@@ -963,6 +963,9 @@ func (c *Client) pairSession(ctx context.Context, ps *pairedSessions, prs []*wir
 			p := ps.localPeers[pr.Identity]
 			if p != nil {
 				localPeerCount++
+				if p.ctx.Err() == nil {
+					localUncancelledCount++
+				}
 			} else {
 				p = newRemotePeer(pr)
 			}
@@ -979,8 +982,8 @@ func (c *Client) pairSession(ctx context.Context, ps *pairedSessions, prs []*wir
 		sesLog.logf("created session for pairid=%x from %d total %d local PRs %s",
 			ps.pairing, len(prHashes), localPeerCount, prHashes)
 
-		if localPeerCount == 0 {
-			sesLog.logf("no more local peers")
+		if localUncancelledCount == 0 {
+			sesLog.logf("no more active local peers")
 			return
 		}