diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index d2a498eef1..94fdbcea9d 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ void AudioMixer::run() {
         
         const float STRUGGLE_TRIGGER_SLEEP_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD = 0.10f;
         const float BACK_OFF_TRIGGER_SLEEP_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD = 0.20f;
-        const float CUTOFF_EPSILON = 0.0001f;
         const float CUTOFF_DELTA = 0.02f;
         
         const float CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO = 1.0f / TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES;
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
index efe62de515..4f0df744ee 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -70,11 +70,16 @@ void AudioRingBuffer::updateAverageLoudnessForBoundarySamples(int numSamples) {
     const int TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES = 100;
     const float CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO = 1 / TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES;
     const float PREVIOUS_FRAMES_RATIO = 1 - CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO;
+    const float LOUDNESS_EPSILON = 0.001;
     
     if (nextLoudness >= _averageLoudness) {
         _averageLoudness = nextLoudness;
     } else {
         _averageLoudness = (_averageLoudness * PREVIOUS_FRAMES_RATIO) + (CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO * nextLoudness);
+        
+        if (_averageLoudness < LOUDNESS_EPSILON) {
+            _averageLoudness = 0;
+        }
     }
 }