diff --git a/ios/AudioController.swift b/ios/AudioController.swift
index fa46e33..0c48558 100644
--- a/ios/AudioController.swift
+++ b/ios/AudioController.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class AudioController {
 
     private func activateAudioSession() throws {
         let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
-        try audioSession.setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers, .duckOthers])
+        try audioSession.setCategory(.playback, mode: .default)
+        //try audioSession.overrideOutputAudioPort(.speaker)
         try audioSession.setActive(true)
     }
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public class AudioController {
 
     private func setupAudioComponentsAndStart() throws {
         do {
+            try self.deactivateAudioSession()
             setupAudioEngine()
             setupAudioPlayerNode()
             connectNodes()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f49df63..2e5297b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mykin-ai/expo-audio-stream",
-  "version": "0.1.32",
+  "version": "0.1.33",
   "description": "Expo Play Audio Stream module",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",