diff --git a/src/room/MuteStates.ts b/src/room/MuteStates.ts
index e733314c..7d1061a2 100644
--- a/src/room/MuteStates.ts
+++ b/src/room/MuteStates.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function useMuteStates(): MuteStates {
 
   const { skipLobby } = useUrlParams();
   // In SPA without lobby we need to protect from unmuted joins (Privacy).
-  const allowStartUnmuted = !skipLobby || widget !== null;
+  const allowStartUnmuted = !skipLobby || !!widget;
   const audio = useMuteState(devices.audioInput, () => {
     return Config.get().media_devices.enable_audio && allowStartUnmuted;
   });