diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.tsx b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
index 5ceb30f5..e096dd54 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
@@ -435,19 +435,6 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
     [vm],
   );
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    widget?.api.transport
-      .send(
-        gridMode === "grid"
-          ? ElementWidgetActions.TileLayout
-          : ElementWidgetActions.SpotlightLayout,
-        {},
-      )
-      .catch((e) => {
-        logger.error("Failed to send layout change to widget API", e);
-      });
-  }, [gridMode]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (widget) {
       const onTileLayout = (ev: CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>): void => {
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalMember.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalMember.ts
index 4749e942..7269b604 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalMember.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalMember.ts
@@ -520,12 +520,19 @@ export const createLocalMembership$ = ({
       }
     });
 
-  combineLatest([muteStates.video.enabled$, homeserverConnected.combined$])
-    .pipe(scope.bind())
-    .subscribe(([videoEnabled, connected]) => {
-      if (!connected) return;
-      void matrixRTCSession.updateCallIntent(videoEnabled ? "video" : "audio");
-    });
+  muteStates.video.enabled$.pipe(scope.bind()).subscribe((videoEnabled) => {
+    void matrixRTCSession
+      .updateCallIntent(videoEnabled ? "video" : "audio")
+      .catch((e) => {
+        if (e instanceof Error && e.message === "Not connected yet") {
+          logger.debug(
+            "'not connected yet' while updating the call intent (this is expected no startup)",
+          );
+        } else {
+          throw e;
+        }
+      });
+  });
 
   // Keep matrix rtc session in sync with localTransport$, connectRequested$
   scope.reconcile(
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalTransport.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalTransport.ts
index 0625866d..d4a56126 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalTransport.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalTransport.ts
@@ -335,17 +335,23 @@ async function makeTransport(
   // MSC4143: Attempt to fetch transports from backend.
   if ("_unstable_getRTCTransports" in client) {
     try {
-      const selectedTransport = await getFirstUsableTransport(
-        await client._unstable_getRTCTransports(),
-      );
+      const transportList = await client._unstable_getRTCTransports();
+      const selectedTransport = await getFirstUsableTransport(transportList);
       if (selectedTransport) {
-        logger.info("Using backend-configured SFU", selectedTransport);
+        logger.info(
+          "Using backend-configured (client.getRTCTransports) SFU",
+          selectedTransport,
+        );
         return selectedTransport;
       }
     } catch (ex) {
       if (ex instanceof MatrixError && ex.httpStatus === 404) {
         // Expected, this is an unstable endpoint and it's not required.
-        logger.debug("Backend does not provide any RTC transports", ex);
+        logger.debug(
+          "Backend does not provide any RTC transports (will retry with well-known.)",
+          "Your server admin needs to update the matrix homeserver.",
+          "(The 404 erros in the console above are expectet to check if synapse supports the endpoint.)",
+        );
       } else if (ex instanceof FailToGetOpenIdToken) {
         throw ex;
       } else {
diff --git a/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx b/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx
index 2042e819..e685327e 100644
--- a/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx
+++ b/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ interface SpotlightItemBaseProps {
   mxcAvatarUrl: string | undefined;
   focusable: boolean;
   "aria-hidden"?: boolean;
-  localParticipant: boolean;
 }
 
 interface SpotlightUserMediaItemBaseProps extends SpotlightItemBaseProps {
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ const SpotlightItem: FC<SpotlightItemProps> = ({
     focusable,
     encryptionStatus,
     "aria-hidden": ariaHidden,
-    localParticipant: vm.local,
   };
 
   return vm instanceof ScreenShareViewModel ? (