diff --git a/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionScreen.js b/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionScreen.js
index f20dc3885..b4ae8600a 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionScreen.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionScreen.js
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ const JKSessionScreen = () => {
 
   const joinSession = async () => {
 
+    await jamClient.SetVURefreshRate(150);
     await jamClient.SessionRegisterCallback("JK.HandleBridgeCallback2");
     await jamClient.SessionSetAlertCallback("JK.HandleAlertCallback");
     await jamClient.RegisterRecordingCallbacks("JK.HandleRecordingStartResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStopResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStarted", "JK.HandleRecordingStopped", "JK.HandleRecordingAborted");
diff --git a/jam-ui/src/hooks/useMixerStore.js b/jam-ui/src/hooks/useMixerStore.js
index 305c8f318..207e2dc01 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/hooks/useMixerStore.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/hooks/useMixerStore.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default function useMixerStore() {
     jamClient,
   } = useJamServerContext();
   const mixerHelper = useMixersContext();
+  const mixerHelperRef = useRef(null);
 
   const logger = console; // Replace with your logging mechanism if needed
   //const { updateVU } = useVuHelpers();
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ export default function useMixerStore() {
     6: "MetroFile"
   };
 
+  // Keep mixerHelperRef in sync with current mixerHelper
+  useEffect(() => {
+    mixerHelperRef.current = mixerHelper;
+  }, [mixerHelper]);
+
   // Initialize global callbacks
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!window.JK) window.JK = {};
@@ -165,11 +171,18 @@ export default function useMixerStore() {
         // value is a DB value from -80 to 20. Convert to float from 0.0-1.0
         //console.log('handleBridgeCallback@mixers',@mixers)
 
-        // console.log("mixerHelper.isReady", mixerHelper.isReady.current);
-        if (mixerHelper.isReady.current) {
-          // console.log("mixerHelper handleBridgeCallback: ", mixerId, mode, leftValue, rightValue, leftClipping, rightClipping);
+        // Use ref to get current mixerHelper (fixes stale closure issue)
+        const currentMixerHelper = mixerHelperRef.current;
 
-          mixerHelper.updateVU(mixerId, mode, (leftValue + 80) / 80, leftClipping, (rightValue + 80) / 80, rightClipping);
+        if (currentMixerHelper?.isReady.current) {
+          currentMixerHelper.updateVU(
+            mixerId,
+            mode,
+            (leftValue + 80) / 80,
+            leftClipping,
+            (rightValue + 80) / 80,
+            rightClipping
+          );
         }
       }
     }