diff --git a/src/video-grid/VideoTileContainer.tsx b/src/video-grid/VideoTileContainer.tsx
index d647903..1ca1a4c 100644
--- a/src/video-grid/VideoTileContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/video-grid/VideoTileContainer.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function VideoTileContainer({
     audioOutputDevice,
     audioContext,
     audioDestination,
-    isLocal,
+    isLocal || audioMuted,
     localVolume
   );
   const {
diff --git a/src/video-grid/useMediaStream.ts b/src/video-grid/useMediaStream.ts
index 86b0105..2af4ec2 100644
--- a/src/video-grid/useMediaStream.ts
+++ b/src/video-grid/useMediaStream.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export const useSpatialMediaStream = (
   const sourceRef = useRef<MediaStreamAudioSourceNode>();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (spatialAudio && tileRef.current && !mute) {
+    if (spatialAudio && audioContext && tileRef.current && !mute) {
       if (!pannerNodeRef.current) {
         pannerNodeRef.current = new PannerNode(audioContext, {
           panningModel: "HRTF",