diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.h b/assignment-client/src/Agent.h
index a549df5fb3..da60a07367 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private:
     QHash<QUuid, quint16> _outgoingScriptAudioSequenceNumbers;
 
     AudioGate _audioGate;
-    bool _audioGateOpen { false };
+    bool _audioGateOpen { true };
     bool _isNoiseGateEnabled { false };
 
     CodecPluginPointer _codec;
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
index 31e36671c7..1c26b1bb08 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ private:
     AudioIOStats _stats;
 
     AudioGate* _audioGate { nullptr };
-    bool _audioGateOpen { false };
+    bool _audioGateOpen { true };
 
     AudioPositionGetter _positionGetter;
     AudioOrientationGetter _orientationGetter;