diff --git a/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.html b/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.html
index 8ce64b65..c0ba4c90 100644
--- a/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.html
+++ b/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div [@inOutAnimation] id="session-container" *ngIf="showVideoconference || (!showPrejoin && !loading && !error)">
-		<ov-session (onSessionCreated)="_onSessionCreated($event)">
+		<ov-session (onSessionCreated)="_onSessionCreated($event)" *ngIf="isSessionInitialized">
 			<ng-template #toolbar>
 				<ng-container *ngIf="openviduAngularToolbarTemplate">
 					<ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="openviduAngularToolbarTemplate"></ng-container>
diff --git a/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.ts b/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.ts
index 0199c1ac..ceb9c4f1 100644
--- a/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.ts
+++ b/openvidu-components-angular/projects/openvidu-angular/src/lib/components/videoconference/videoconference.component.ts
@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@ export class VideoconferenceComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewIni
 	 */
 	showPrejoin: boolean = true;
 
+	/**
+	 * @internal
+	 */
+	isSessionInitialized: boolean = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * @internal
 	 */
@@ -431,17 +436,12 @@ export class VideoconferenceComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewIni
 		this.subscribeToVideconferenceDirectives();
 		await this.deviceSrv.forceInitDevices();
 		const nickname = this.externalParticipantName || this.storageSrv.getNickname() || `OpenVidu_User${Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)}`;
-		const props: ParticipantProperties = {
-			local: true,
-			nickname
-		};
-		this.participantService.initLocalParticipant(props);
+		this.participantService.initLocalParticipant({local: true, nickname});
 		this.openviduService.initialize();
-
 		if (this.deviceSrv.hasVideoDeviceAvailable() || this.deviceSrv.hasAudioDeviceAvailable()) {
 			await this.initwebcamPublisher();
 		}
-
+		this.isSessionInitialized = true;
 		this.onParticipantCreated.emit(this.participantService.getLocalParticipant());
 	}