diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
index 7e1420ef60..7f0838d8a5 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void AudioMixerClientData::parsePerAvatarGainSet(ReceivedMessage& message, const
     }
 }
 
-void AudioMixerClientData::setGainForAvatar(QUuid nodeID, uint8_t gain) {
+void AudioMixerClientData::setGainForAvatar(QUuid nodeID, float gain) {
     auto it = std::find_if(_streams.active.cbegin(), _streams.active.cend(), [nodeID](const MixableStream& mixableStream){
         return mixableStream.nodeStreamID.nodeID == nodeID && mixableStream.nodeStreamID.streamID.isNull();
     });
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.h b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.h
index 610b258789..0a66a8164b 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ private:
 
     void optionallyReplicatePacket(ReceivedMessage& packet, const Node& node);
 
-    void setGainForAvatar(QUuid nodeID, uint8_t gain);
+    void setGainForAvatar(QUuid nodeID, float gain);
 
     bool containsValidPosition(ReceivedMessage& message) const;