diff --git a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/files/jitsi-meet-docker/meet-docker-compose.yaml b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/files/jitsi-meet-docker/meet-docker-compose.yaml
index 0ccedb06e0..1a903f7d3b 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/files/jitsi-meet-docker/meet-docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/files/jitsi-meet-docker/meet-docker-compose.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ services:
             - JIBRI_RECORDER_PASSWORD
             - ENABLE_RECORDING
             - START_VIDEO_MUTED
+            - START_AUDIO_MUTED
 
     # XMPP server
     prosody: