diff --git a/src/media/audio/audio_sender.cpp b/src/media/audio/audio_sender.cpp
index ffe0735db053be3be20dbd1ee1c891d931bbc158..f426c925a1b4c5a3dfc784ba70ec61110d563548 100644
--- a/src/media/audio/audio_sender.cpp
+++ b/src/media/audio/audio_sender.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ AudioSender::setup(SocketPair& socketPair)
     auto codec = std::static_pointer_cast<AccountAudioCodecInfo>(args_.codec);
     audioInput_ = jami::getAudioInput(id_);
     audioInput_->setFormat(codec->audioformat);
+    audioInput_->setMuted(muteState_);
     audioInput_->attach(this);
     return true;
 }