diff --git a/app/src/RoomClient.js b/app/src/RoomClient.js
index 7cfd626..66c5f22 100644
--- a/app/src/RoomClient.js
+++ b/app/src/RoomClient.js
@@ -1001,31 +1001,35 @@ export default class RoomClient
 			{ 
 				play      : false, 
 				interval  : 5, 
-				threshold : store.getState().settings.noiseThreshold });
+				threshold : store.getState().settings.noiseThreshold,
+				history   : 30
+			});
+		this._hark.lastVolume = -100;
 
-		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-		this._hark.on('volume_change', (volume, threshold) => 
+		this._hark.on('volume_change', (volume) => 
 		{
-			volume = Math.round(volume);
-
-			if (this._micProducer && volume !== this._micProducer.volume) 
+			volume = Math.round(volume)
+			if (this._micProducer && volume !== Math.round(this._hark.lastVolume))
 			{
-				this._micProducer.volume = volume;
-
+				if (volume < this._hark.lastVolume * 1.02) 
+				{
+					volume = this._hark.lastVolume * 1.02;
+				}
+				this._hark.lastVolume = volume;
 				store.dispatch(peerVolumeActions.setPeerVolume(this._peerId, volume));
 			}
 		});
 		this._hark.on('speaking', () =>
 		{
-			this._hark.setInterval(5);
 			store.dispatch(meActions.setIsSpeaking(true));
-			if (store.getState().settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && 
+			if ((store.getState().settings.voiceActivatedUnmute || 
+				store.getState().me.isAutoMuted) &&
 				this._micProducer &&
 				this._micProducer.paused)
 			{
 				this._micProducer.resume();
-				store.dispatch(meActions.setAutoMuted(false));
 			}
+			store.dispatch(meActions.setAutoMuted(false)); // sanity action
 		});
 		this._hark.on('stopped_speaking', () =>
 		{
@@ -1037,7 +1041,6 @@ export default class RoomClient
 				this._micProducer.pause();
 				store.dispatch(meActions.setAutoMuted(true));
 			}
-			this._hark.setInterval(5);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -1984,19 +1987,8 @@ export default class RoomClient
 
 						consumer.hark = hark(stream, { play: false });
 
-						// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-						consumer.hark.on('volume_change', (dBs, threshold) =>
+						consumer.hark.on('volume_change', (volume) =>
 						{
-							// The exact formula to convert from dBs (-100..0) to linear (0..1) is:
-							//   Math.pow(10, dBs / 20)
-							// However it does not produce a visually useful output, so let exaggerate
-							// it a bit. Also, let convert it from 0..1 to 0..10 and avoid value 1 to
-							// minimize component renderings.
-							let volume = Math.round(Math.pow(10, dBs / 85) * 10);
-
-							if (volume === 1)
-								volume = 0;
-
 							volume = Math.round(volume);
 
 							if (consumer && volume !== consumer.volume)