diff --git a/voicebot/webrtc_signaling.py b/voicebot/webrtc_signaling.py
index e830c3d..0861ad2 100644
--- a/voicebot/webrtc_signaling.py
+++ b/voicebot/webrtc_signaling.py
@@ -812,8 +812,20 @@ class WebRTCSignalingClient:
             transceiver = pc.addTransceiver(track, direction="sendrecv")
             logger.debug(f"_handle_add_peer: Added transceiver for {track.kind}, mid: {transceiver.mid}")
 
-        # Create offer if needed
+        # For bots with no local tracks (like whisper), add receive-only transceivers
+        # to ensure proper SDP negotiation for incoming audio/video
+        if not self.local_tracks:
+            logger.info(f"_handle_add_peer: No local tracks for {peer_name}, adding receive-only transceivers")
+            # Add receive-only audio transceiver for bots that need to receive audio
+            audio_transceiver = pc.addTransceiver("audio", direction="recvonly")
+            logger.debug(f"_handle_add_peer: Added receive-only audio transceiver, mid: {audio_transceiver.mid}")
+            # Add receive-only video transceiver to handle any incoming video
+            video_transceiver = pc.addTransceiver("video", direction="recvonly")
+            logger.debug(f"_handle_add_peer: Added receive-only video transceiver, mid: {video_transceiver.mid}")
+
+        # Create offer if instructed by server coordination
         if should_create_offer:
+            logger.info(f"Creating offer for {peer_name} as instructed by server")
             await self._create_and_send_offer(peer_id, peer_name, pc)
 
         if self.on_peer_added: