diff --git a/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts b/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts
index 0e126dfc8..109b319bb 100644
--- a/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts
+++ b/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { MatrixClient } from "../client";
 import { RoomMember } from "../models/room-member";
 
 const POLLING_INTERVAL = 250; // ms
-const SPEAKING_THRESHOLD = -60; // dB
+export const SPEAKING_THRESHOLD = -60; // dB
 
 export interface ICallFeedOpts {
     client: MatrixClient;
diff --git a/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts b/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts
index 660512ca8..3f999c28a 100644
--- a/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts
+++ b/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import EventEmitter from "events";
-import { CallFeed, CallFeedEvent } from "./callFeed";
+import { CallFeed, CallFeedEvent, SPEAKING_THRESHOLD } from "./callFeed";
 import { MatrixClient } from "../client";
 import { CallErrorCode, CallEvent, CallState, genCallID, MatrixCall, setTracksEnabled } from "./call";
 import { RoomMember } from "../models/room-member";
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class GroupCall extends EventEmitter {
     // Config
     public activeSpeakerSampleCount = 8;
     public activeSpeakerInterval = 1000;
-    public speakingThreshold = -80;
+    public speakingThreshold = SPEAKING_THRESHOLD;
     public participantTimeout = 1000 * 15;
 
     public state = GroupCallState.LocalCallFeedUninitialized;