diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index 1ef770d47..df9ed7d72 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ rest = context.JK.Rest()
   ]
 
   useVideoConferencingServer: () ->
-      context.SessionStore.currentSession.use_video_conferencing_server
+      #context.SessionStore.currentSession.use_video_conferencing_server
+      true
 
   onUserChanged: (userState) ->
     @setState({user: userState?.user})
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_scheduledSession.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_scheduledSession.html.erb
index 2ef311433..6b881223e 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_scheduledSession.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_scheduledSession.html.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
             <div class="session-wrapper">
               <div id="session-step-1" class="create-session-wizard" layout-wizard-step="0">
                 <div class="column column-left">
-                  <h2 style="position:relative">start a session <div id="video-beta">Video System: <select class="easydropdown" id="video-beta-options"><option value="new">BETA (Incompatible with Recording)</option><option value="old">Standard</option></select></div></h2>
+                  <h2 style="position:relative">start a session 
+                  <%# <div id="video-beta">Video System: <select class="easydropdown" id="video-beta-options"><option value="new">BETA (Incompatible with Recording)</option><option value="old">Standard</option></select>
+                  </div> %>
+                  </h2>
                   <div class="quick-options">
                     <div class="quick-option"><a class="button-orange quick-start-solo" href="#" >QUICK START PRIVATE</a><p>Quick start a private session now. Good for solo practice. Or invite specific friends to join you.</p></div>
                     <div class="quick-option"><a class="button-orange quick-start-open" href="#" >QUICK START PUBLIC</a><p>Quick start an open session that anyone can join. Good for meeting others, spontaneous jams.</p></div>
diff --git a/web/spec/features/session_video_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/session_video_spec.rb
index 2377f0c49..8a20d8d67 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/session_video_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/session_video_spec.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ describe "Music session video button", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara
 
   end
 
-  describe "user has NOT opted for video conferencing server" do
+  #NOTE: skip this test - we have fixed to use video conferencing server always 
+  xdescribe "user has NOT opted for video conferencing server" do
     before do
       user.use_video_conferencing_server = false
       user.save!