diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/video-provider/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/video-provider/component.jsx
index 008f885e60b37d4674043fd2fa90aca0f9c0b91a..01ea325d7924b5d3fc2323c2456146f8ff6c413f 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/video-provider/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/video-provider/component.jsx
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ const MAX_CAMERA_SHARE_FAILED_WAIT_TIME = 60000;
 const PING_INTERVAL = 15000;
 
 class VideoProvider extends Component {
-  
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ class VideoProvider extends Component {
     this.customGetStats = this.customGetStats.bind(this);
   }
 
-  
 
   componentWillMount() {
     this.ws.onopen = this.onWsOpen;
@@ -202,6 +200,7 @@ class VideoProvider extends Component {
   onWsMessage(msg) {
     const parsedMessage = JSON.parse(msg.data);
 
+    if (parsedMessage.id === 'pong') return;
     this.logger('debug', `Received new message '${parsedMessage.id}'`, { topic: 'ws', message: parsedMessage });
 
     switch (parsedMessage.id) {
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ class VideoProvider extends Component {
       });
     }
   }
-  
+
   logger(type, message, options = {}) {
     const { userId, userName } = this.props;
     const topic = options.topic || 'video';
@@ -339,7 +338,9 @@ class VideoProvider extends Component {
 
     if (this.connectedToMediaServer()) {
       const jsonMessage = JSON.stringify(message);
-      this.logger('debug', `Sending message '${message.id}'`, { topic: 'ws', message });
+      if (message.id !== 'ping') {
+        this.logger('debug', `Sending message '${message.id}'`, { topic: 'ws', message });
+      }
       ws.send(jsonMessage, (error) => {
         if (error) {
           this.logger(`client: Websocket error '${error}' on message '${message.id}'`, { topic: 'ws' });
@@ -520,8 +521,6 @@ class VideoProvider extends Component {
             voiceBridge,
           };
           this.sendMessage(message);
-
-
         });
       });
       if (this.webRtcPeers[id].peerConnection) {