diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx
index 486636b891f48b0a4573f24906ec327602774797..49f6a2570b709c3bd3e86a3ba2c3566845bed88d 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx
@@ -157,10 +157,7 @@ class ActionsBar extends PureComponent {
     };
 
     AudioManager.openTranslatorChannel(language.extension, onInternalConnected).then(() => {
-      if( language.extension > 0 ) {
-        Service.muteMicrophone();
-      }
-      if( !this.state.translatorLanguage && !AudioManager.isTranslatorMuted() ) {
+      if (language.extension > 0 && !this.state.translatorLanguage && !AudioManager.isTranslatorMuted()) {
         this.handleMuteTranslator()
       }
       this.setState({translatorLanguage : language})