diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk.go b/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk.go
index f64bc4de..9fe36821 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func (s *SDKSource) onTrackSubscribed(track *webrtc.TrackRemote, pub *lksdk.Remo
 		}
 		s.AudioTranscoding = true
 
-		writer, err := s.createWriter(track, rp, ts)
+		writer, err := s.createWriter(track, pub, rp, ts)
 		if err != nil {
 			onSubscribeErr = err
 			return
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func (s *SDKSource) onTrackSubscribed(track *webrtc.TrackRemote, pub *lksdk.Remo
 			s.VideoTranscoding = true
 		}
 
-		writer, err := s.createWriter(track, rp, ts)
+		writer, err := s.createWriter(track, pub, rp, ts)
 		if err != nil {
 			onSubscribeErr = err
 			return
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ func (s *SDKSource) onTrackSubscribed(track *webrtc.TrackRemote, pub *lksdk.Remo
 
 func (s *SDKSource) createWriter(
 	track *webrtc.TrackRemote,
+	pub lksdk.TrackPublication,
 	rp *lksdk.RemoteParticipant,
 	ts *config.TrackSource,
 ) (*sdk.AppWriter, error) {
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ func (s *SDKSource) createWriter(
 	}
 
 	ts.AppSrc = app.SrcFromElement(src)
-	writer, err := sdk.NewAppWriter(track, rp, ts, s.sync, s.callbacks, logFilename)
+	writer, err := sdk.NewAppWriter(track, pub, rp, ts, s.sync, s.callbacks, logFilename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ func (s *SDKSource) onTrackFinished(trackID string) {
 
 func (s *SDKSource) onParticipantDisconnected(rp *lksdk.RemoteParticipant) {
 	if rp.Identity() == s.Identity {
+		logger.Debugw("Participant disconnected")
 		s.onDisconnected()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk/appwriter.go b/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk/appwriter.go
index 6e86c19b..e64d851b 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk/appwriter.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/source/sdk/appwriter.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const (
 type AppWriter struct {
 	logger    logger.Logger
 	logFile   *os.File
+	pub       lksdk.TrackPublication
 	track     *webrtc.TrackRemote
 	codec     types.MimeType
 	src       *app.Source
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ type AppWriter struct {
 
 func NewAppWriter(
 	track *webrtc.TrackRemote,
+	pub lksdk.TrackPublication,
 	rp *lksdk.RemoteParticipant,
 	ts *config.TrackSource,
 	sync *synchronizer.Synchronizer,
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ func NewAppWriter(
 	w := &AppWriter{
 		logger:            logger.GetLogger().WithValues("trackID", track.ID(), "kind", track.Kind().String()),
 		track:             track,
+		pub:               pub,
 		codec:             ts.MimeType,
 		src:               ts.AppSrc,
 		callbacks:         callbacks,
@@ -154,10 +157,18 @@ func (w *AppWriter) TrackID() string {
 }
 
 func (w *AppWriter) Play() {
-	w.playing.Break()
+	w.playing.Once(func() {
+		if w.pub.IsMuted() {
+			w.SetTrackMuted(true)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func (w *AppWriter) SetTrackMuted(muted bool) {
+	if !w.playing.IsBroken() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	w.muted.Store(muted)
 	if muted {
 		w.logger.Debugw("track muted", "timestamp", time.Since(w.startTime).Seconds())
diff --git a/test/integration.go b/test/integration.go
index 20273b9d..502389c8 100644
--- a/test/integration.go
+++ b/test/integration.go
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ func (r *Runner) publishSampleToRoom(t *testing.T, codec types.MimeType, withMut
 	if withMuting {
 		go func() {
 			muted := false
-			time.Sleep(time.Second * 15)
 			for {
 				select {
 				case <-done: