diff --git a/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx b/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx
index 88d79140..81895aa8 100644
--- a/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ export const GroupCallView: FC<Props> = ({
   const latestMuteStates = useRef<MuteStates>();
   latestMuteStates.current = muteStates;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // skip lobby if we are not in widget mode;
+    if (!widget && skipLobby) {
+      void enterRTCSession(rtcSession, perParticipantE2EE);
+    }
+  }, [perParticipantE2EE, rtcSession, skipLobby]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const defaultDeviceSetup = async (
       requestedDeviceData: JoinCallData,
diff --git a/src/room/RoomPage.tsx b/src/room/RoomPage.tsx
index bce3cfef..11d5881e 100644
--- a/src/room/RoomPage.tsx
+++ b/src/room/RoomPage.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const RoomPage: FC = () => {
     if (groupCallState.kind === "loaded" && wasInWaitForInviteState) {
       logger.log("Play join sound 'Not yet implemented'");
     }
-  });
+  }, [groupCallState.kind]);
 
   const groupCallView = useCallback((): JSX.Element => {
     switch (groupCallState.kind) {