diff --git a/packages/client/src/Call.ts b/packages/client/src/Call.ts
index a170b4662b..6ed94ddfea 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/Call.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/Call.ts
@@ -278,36 +278,40 @@ export class Call {
     this.camera = new CameraManager(this);
     this.microphone = new MicrophoneManager(this);
 
-    this.state.localParticipant$.subscribe(async (p) => {
-      // Mute via device manager
-      // If integrator doesn't use device manager, we mute using stopPublish
-      if (
-        !p?.publishedTracks.includes(TrackType.VIDEO) &&
-        this.publisher?.isPublishing(TrackType.VIDEO)
-      ) {
-        this.logger(
-          'info',
-          `Local participant's video track is muted remotely`,
-        );
-        await this.camera.disable();
-        if (this.publisher.isPublishing(TrackType.VIDEO)) {
-          this.stopPublish(TrackType.VIDEO);
-        }
-      }
-      if (
-        !p?.publishedTracks.includes(TrackType.AUDIO) &&
-        this.publisher?.isPublishing(TrackType.AUDIO)
-      ) {
-        this.logger(
-          'info',
-          `Local participant's audio track is muted remotely`,
-        );
-        await this.microphone.disable();
-        if (this.publisher.isPublishing(TrackType.AUDIO)) {
-          this.stopPublish(TrackType.AUDIO);
-        }
-      }
-    });
+    // FIXME OL: disable soft-mutes as they are not working properly
+    // this.state.localParticipant$.subscribe(async (p) => {
+    //   if (!this.publisher) return;
+    //   // Mute via device manager
+    //   // If integrator doesn't use device manager, we mute using stopPublish
+    //   if (
+    //     this.publisher.hasEverPublished(TrackType.VIDEO) &&
+    //     this.publisher.isPublishing(TrackType.VIDEO) &&
+    //     !p?.publishedTracks.includes(TrackType.VIDEO)
+    //   ) {
+    //     this.logger(
+    //       'info',
+    //       `Local participant's video track is muted remotely`,
+    //     );
+    //     await this.camera.disable();
+    //     if (this.publisher.isPublishing(TrackType.VIDEO)) {
+    //       await this.stopPublish(TrackType.VIDEO);
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    //   if (
+    //     this.publisher.hasEverPublished(TrackType.AUDIO) &&
+    //     this.publisher.isPublishing(TrackType.AUDIO) &&
+    //     !p?.publishedTracks.includes(TrackType.AUDIO)
+    //   ) {
+    //     this.logger(
+    //       'info',
+    //       `Local participant's audio track is muted remotely`,
+    //     );
+    //     await this.microphone.disable();
+    //     if (this.publisher.isPublishing(TrackType.AUDIO)) {
+    //       await this.stopPublish(TrackType.AUDIO);
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    // });
     this.speaker = new SpeakerManager();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/rtc/Publisher.ts b/packages/client/src/rtc/Publisher.ts
index 3d10585852..970142cba6 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/rtc/Publisher.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/rtc/Publisher.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ export class Publisher {
     [TrackType.UNSPECIFIED]: undefined,
   };
 
+  /**
+   * A map keeping track of track types that were published to the SFU.
+   * This map shouldn't be cleared when unpublishing a track, as it is used
+   * to determine whether a track was published before.
+   *
+   * @private
+   */
+  private readonly trackTypePublishHistory = new Map<TrackType, boolean>();
+
   private readonly isDtxEnabled: boolean;
   private readonly isRedEnabled: boolean;
   private readonly preferredVideoCodec?: string;
@@ -269,6 +278,7 @@ export class Publisher {
       logger('debug', `Added ${TrackType[trackType]} transceiver`);
       this.transceiverInitOrder.push(trackType);
       this.transceiverRegistry[trackType] = transceiver;
+      this.trackTypePublishHistory.set(trackType, true);
 
       if ('setCodecPreferences' in transceiver && codecPreferences) {
         logger(
@@ -352,6 +362,17 @@ export class Publisher {
     return false;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the given track type was ever published to the SFU.
+   * Contrary to `isPublishing`, this method returns true if a certain
+   * track type was published before, even if it is currently unpublished.
+   *
+   * @param trackType the track type to check.
+   */
+  hasEverPublished = (trackType: TrackType): boolean => {
+    return this.trackTypePublishHistory.get(trackType) ?? false;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Returns true if the given track type is currently live
    *
diff --git a/sample-apps/react/react-video-demo/src/App.tsx b/sample-apps/react/react-video-demo/src/App.tsx
index e4d4505982..af3b229475 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react/react-video-demo/src/App.tsx
+++ b/sample-apps/react/react-video-demo/src/App.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const Init = () => {
       token,
       tokenProvider,
       options: {
-        logLevel: log_level || 'warn',
+        logLevel: log_level || 'info',
       },
     });
     setClient(_client);