diff --git a/webrtc/check/validate/scenarios/open_data_channel.scenario b/webrtc/check/validate/scenarios/open_data_channel.scenario
index 8c1bc391b1..47eade6ec4 100644
--- a/webrtc/check/validate/scenarios/open_data_channel.scenario
+++ b/webrtc/check/validate/scenarios/open_data_channel.scenario
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ wait-for-data-channel, which="$(negotiation_responder)", id="gstreamer";
 wait-for-data-channel, which="$(negotiation_initiator)", id="gstreamer";
 wait-for-data-channel-state, which="$(negotiation_initiator)", id="gstreamer", state="open";
 
-# only the browser closing works at the moment
-close-data-channel, which="remote", id="gstreamer"
-wait-for-data-channel-state, which="local", id="gstreamer", state="closed";
+# close the data channel
+close-data-channel, which="$(negotiation_initiator)", id="gstreamer"
+wait-for-data-channel-state, which="$(negotiation_responder)", id="gstreamer", state="closed";