diff --git a/bbb-voice-conference/config/freeswitch/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml b/bbb-voice-conference/config/freeswitch/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml
index fa3e87a1393e0a197832dd39162a8deef2873144..75f7ca5fef7bac1116c0eea65daead1979945660 100644
--- a/bbb-voice-conference/config/freeswitch/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml
+++ b/bbb-voice-conference/config/freeswitch/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       <param name="rate" value="16000"/>
       <param name="interval" value="20"/>
       <param name="energy-level" value="300"/>
-      <param name="member-flags" value="mute"/>
+      <param name="member-flags" value="waste"/>
       <param name="sound-prefix" value="$${sounds_dir}/en/us/callie"/>
       <param name="muted-sound" value="conference/conf-muted.wav"/>
       <param name="unmuted-sound" value="conference/conf-unmuted.wav"/>