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 1a6a735ef..bac7fae6d 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rest = context.JK.Rest()
   openBrowserToNewVideoServer: () ->
     canVideo = window.SessionStore.canVideo()
     if canVideo
-      rest.getVideoConferencingRoomUrl(context.SessionStore.id()).done((response) => context.JK.popExternalLink(response.url))
+      rest.getVideoConferencingRoomUrl(context.SessionStore.id()).done((response) => context.JK.popExternalLink(response.url + '&audiooff=true'))
     else
       buttons = []
       buttons.push({name: 'CLOSE', buttonStyle: 'button-grey'})