diff --git a/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts b/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts
index 420ba11d..a07a7b81 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class AudioManager {
   private soundBuffers: Map<string, AudioBuffer> = new Map();
   private voiceEchoCancellation = true;
   private voiceNoiseSuppression = true;
-  private voiceAutoGainControl = false;
+  private voiceAutoGainControl = true;
   private streamGeneration = 0;
   private inputSwitchChain: Promise<MediaStream | null> = Promise.resolve(null);
   private rnnoiseNode: AudioWorkletNode | null = null;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores/voiceStore.ts b/packages/web/src/stores/voiceStore.ts
index c40ef2d7..7b54728f 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores/voiceStore.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores/voiceStore.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const useVoiceStore = create<VoiceState>()(
       })),
       noiseSuppression: true,
       echoCancellation: true,
-      autoGainControl: false,
+      autoGainControl: true,
       rnnoiseEnabled: true,
       setEchoCancellation: (enabled) => set({ echoCancellation: enabled }),
       setAutoGainControl: (enabled) => set({ autoGainControl: enabled }),