diff --git a/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts b/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
index 51bc79b8..87503335 100644
--- a/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export async function enterRTCSession(
       membershipKeepAlivePeriod:
         matrixRtcSessionConfig?.membership_keep_alive_period,
       makeKeyDelay: matrixRtcSessionConfig?.key_rotation_on_leave_delay,
+      useKeyDelay: 5_000,
       useExperimentalToDeviceTransport,
     },
   );