diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/conference.conf.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/conference.conf.lua
index 09d494c7ab..f8d6ab3696 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/conference.conf.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/conference.conf.lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="rate" value="16000"/>]]);
 	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="interval" value="20"/>]]);
 	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="energy-level" value="15"/>]]);
-	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="auto-gain-level" value="50"/>]]);
+	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="auto-gain-level" value="0"/>]]);
 	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="caller-controls" value="default"/>]]);
 	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="moderator-controls" value="default"/>]]);
 	table.insert(xml, [[				<param name="muted-sound" value="conference/conf-muted.wav"/>]]);
diff --git a/resources/templates/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml b/resources/templates/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml
index 60686cca07..33ee4374e2 100644
--- a/resources/templates/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml
+++ b/resources/templates/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			<param name="interval" value="20"/>
 			<!-- Energy level required for audio to be sent to the other users -->
 			<param name="energy-level" value="15"/>
-			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="50"/>
+			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="0"/>
 
 			<!--Can be | delim of waste|mute|deaf|dist-dtmf waste will always transmit data to each channel
 			  even during silence.  dist-dtmf propagates dtmfs to all other members, but channel controls
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 			<param name="rate" value="8000"/>
 			<param name="interval" value="20"/>
 			<param name="energy-level" value="15"/>
-			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="50"/>
+			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="0"/>
 			<param name="caller-controls" value="default"/>
 			<param name="moderator-controls" value="default"/>
 			<param name="muted-sound" value="conference/conf-muted.wav"/>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 			<param name="rate" value="16000"/>
 			<param name="interval" value="20"/>
 			<param name="energy-level" value="15"/>
-			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="50"/>
+			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="0"/>
 			<!--<param name="sound-prefix" value="$${sounds_dir}/en/us/callie"/>-->
 			<param name="muted-sound" value="conference/conf-muted.wav"/>
 			<param name="unmuted-sound" value="conference/conf-unmuted.wav"/>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 			<param name="rate" value="32000"/>
 			<param name="interval" value="20"/>
 			<param name="energy-level" value="15"/>
-			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="50"/>
+			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="0"/>
 			<!--<param name="sound-prefix" value="$${sounds_dir}/en/us/callie"/>-->
 			<param name="muted-sound" value="conference/conf-muted.wav"/>
 			<param name="unmuted-sound" value="conference/conf-unmuted.wav"/>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 			<param name="rate" value="48000"/>
 			<param name="interval" value="10"/>
 			<param name="energy-level" value="15"/>
-			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="50"/>
+			<param name="auto-gain-level" value="0"/>
 			<!--<param name="sound-prefix" value="$${sounds_dir}/en/us/callie"/>-->
 			<param name="muted-sound" value="conference/conf-muted.wav"/>
 			<param name="unmuted-sound" value="conference/conf-unmuted.wav"/>