diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index be4da8870d..aeabd1548b 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void AudioMixer::prepareMixForListeningNode(Node* node) {
                 if ((*otherNode != *node
                      || otherNodeBuffer->shouldLoopbackForNode())
                     && otherNodeBuffer->willBeAddedToMix()
-                    && otherNodeClientData->getNextOutputLoudness() != 0) {
+                    && otherNodeClientData->getNextOutputLoudness() > 0) {
                     addBufferToMixForListeningNodeWithBuffer(otherNodeBuffer, nodeRingBuffer);
                 }
             }