diff --git a/src/controls.ts b/src/controls.ts
index 363b96ad..41cf5852 100644
--- a/src/controls.ts
+++ b/src/controls.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const setPipEnabled$ = new Subject<boolean>();
 
 export const availableOutputDevices$ = new Subject<OutputDevice[]>();
 
-export const outputDevice$ = new Subject<string | undefined>();
+export const outputDevice$ = new Subject<string>();
 
 /**
  * This allows the os to mute the call if the user
diff --git a/src/state/MediaDevices.ts b/src/state/MediaDevices.ts
index ede6f5b8..08b367a3 100644
--- a/src/state/MediaDevices.ts
+++ b/src/state/MediaDevices.ts
@@ -269,16 +269,19 @@ class ControlledAudioOutput
     this.deviceSelection$.next(id);
   }
 
-  public readonly selected$ = merge(
-    this.deviceSelection$,
-    controlledOutputSelection$,
-  ).pipe(
-    startWith<string | undefined>(undefined),
-    map((id) =>
-      id === undefined
-        ? undefined
-        : { id, virtualEarpiece: id === EARPIECE_CONFIG_ID },
+  public readonly selected$ = combineLatest([
+    this.available$,
+    merge(
+      controlledOutputSelection$.pipe(startWith(undefined)),
+      this.deviceSelection$,
     ),
+  ]).pipe(
+    map(([available, selectId]) => {
+      const id = selectId ?? available.keys().next().value;
+      return id
+        ? { id, virtualEarpiece: id === EARPIECE_CONFIG_ID }
+        : undefined;
+    }),
     this.scope.state(),
   );