diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e4674e..3692b7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ his file's format is define in
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and the release workflow reads it to set github's release notes.
 
+## [1.5.1] 2024-7-28
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `webexec status` now shows the correct ICE candidate pairs
 
 ## [1.5.0] 2024-6-3
 
diff --git a/peers/peer.go b/peers/peer.go
index 3a4b99d..a31c035 100644
--- a/peers/peer.go
+++ b/peers/peer.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Conf struct {
 	GetWelcome        func() string
 	KeepAliveInterval time.Duration
 	Logger            *zap.SugaredLogger
-	OnCTRLMsg         func(*Peer, CTRLMessage, json.RawMessage)
+	OnCTRLMsg         func(*Peer, *CTRLMessage, json.RawMessage)
 	OnStateChange     func(*Peer, webrtc.PeerConnectionState)
 	PortMax           uint16
 	PortMin           uint16
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ func (peer *Peer) OnChannelReq(d *webrtc.DataChannel) {
 		if label != "%" {
 			peer.logger.Infof("Ignoring a strange channel label %q", label)
 		}
+		// cdc is open, let the caller know
+		if peer.Conf.OnCTRLMsg != nil {
+			peer.Conf.OnCTRLMsg(peer, nil, nil)
+		}
 	})
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) handleCTRLMsg(msg webrtc.DataChannelMessage) {
 	case "nack":
 		peer.handleNack(m, raw)
 	default:
-		peer.Conf.OnCTRLMsg(peer, m, raw)
+		peer.Conf.OnCTRLMsg(peer, &m, raw)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/peers/peer_test.go b/peers/peer_test.go
index 42e70d4..4870a21 100644
--- a/peers/peer_test.go
+++ b/peers/peer_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestActivePeer(t *testing.T) {
 		GetICEServers: func() ([]webrtc.ICEServer, error) {
 			return []webrtc.ICEServer{}, nil
 		},
-		OnCTRLMsg: func(*Peer, CTRLMessage, json.RawMessage) {
+		OnCTRLMsg: func(*Peer, *CTRLMessage, json.RawMessage) {
 			return
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/webexec.go b/webexec.go
index d478911..32a3895 100644
--- a/webexec.go
+++ b/webexec.go
@@ -754,26 +754,30 @@ func pasteCMD(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 // handleCTRLMsg handles incoming control messages
-func handleCTRLMsg(peer *peers.Peer, m peers.CTRLMessage, raw json.RawMessage) {
+func handleCTRLMsg(peer *peers.Peer, m *peers.CTRLMessage, raw json.RawMessage) {
+	// do nothing on connection open and nil messages
+	if m == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	switch m.Type {
 	case "resize":
-		handleResize(peer, m, raw)
+		handleResize(peer, *m, raw)
 	case "restore":
-		handleRestore(peer, m, raw)
+		handleRestore(peer, *m, raw)
 	case "get_payload":
-		handleGetPayload(peer, m)
+		handleGetPayload(peer, *m)
 	case "set_payload":
-		handleSetPayload(peer, m, raw)
+		handleSetPayload(peer, *m, raw)
 	case "mark":
-		handleMark(peer, m)
+		handleMark(peer, *m)
 	case "reconnect_pane":
-		handleReconnectPane(peer, m, raw)
+		handleReconnectPane(peer, *m, raw)
 	case "add_pane":
-		handleAddPane(peer, m, raw)
+		handleAddPane(peer, *m, raw)
 	default:
 		Logger.Errorf("Got a control message with unknown type: %q", m.Type)
 		// send nack
-		err := peer.SendNack(m, "unknown control message type")
+		err := peer.SendNack(*m, "unknown control message type")
 		if err != nil {
 			Logger.Errorf("#%d: Failed to send nack: %v", peer.FP, err)
 		}