diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx
index 7acd4b5915fbadde861c732aa5dcdb42b8a85eaa..b191372dd4adde9a33d48ee68c6bf84d82674851 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/component.jsx
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import Service from './service';
 import Auth from '/imports/ui/services/auth';
 
 const TRANSLATION_SETTINGS = Meteor.settings.public.media.translation;
-const FLOOR_TRANSLATION_VOLUME = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.floorVolume;
-const TRANSLATOR_SPEAKING_DELAY = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.translator.speakDetection.delay;
-const TRANSLATOR_SPEAKING_TIMEOUT = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.translator.speakDetection.timeout;
-const TRANSLATOR_SPEAKING_ENABLED = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.translator.speakDetection.enabled;
+const FLOOR_TRANSLATION_VOLUME = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.floorVolume || 0.4;
+const TRANSLATOR_SPEAKING_DELAY = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.translator.speakDetection.delay || 0;
+const TRANSLATOR_SPEAKING_TIMEOUT = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.translator.speakDetection.timeout || 60000;
+const TRANSLATOR_SPEAKING_ENABLED = TRANSLATION_SETTINGS.translator.speakDetection.enabled || true;
 
 const intlMessages = defineMessages({
   translatorMicrophoneLabel: {
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/services/audio-manager/index.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/services/audio-manager/index.js
index 21d89580f209c1e799da07357818e32ff0696c1d..c228705ed36da94d3667704d7fbbfa5f6e47e81f 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/services/audio-manager/index.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/services/audio-manager/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const LISTEN_ONLY_CALL_TIMEOUT_MS = MEDIA.listenOnlyCallTimeout || 25000;
 const DEFAULT_INPUT_DEVICE_ID = 'default';
 const DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DEVICE_ID = 'default';
 const TRANSLATOR_SPEAK_DETECTION_THRESHOLD = MEDIA.translator.speakDetection.threshold;
-const TRANSLATOR_SPEAK_DETECTION_THRESHOLD = MEDIA.translation.translator.speakDetection.threshold;
+const TRANSLATOR_SPEAK_DETECTION_THRESHOLD = MEDIA.translation.translator.speakDetection.threshold || -70;
 
 const CALL_STATES = {
   STARTED: 'started',