diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
index 33fa429a6..587e1b770 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
@@ -1593,9 +1593,9 @@ func (d *DownTrack) GetNackStats() (totalPackets uint32, totalRepeatedNACKs uint
 func (d *DownTrack) onBindAndConnected() {
 	if d.connected.Load() && d.bound.Load() && !d.bindAndConnectedOnce.Swap(true) {
 		if d.kind == webrtc.RTPCodecTypeVideo {
-			targetLayers := d.forwarder.TargetLayers()
-			if targetLayers != InvalidLayers {
-				d.receiver.SendPLI(targetLayers.Spatial, true)
+			_, layer := d.forwarder.CheckSync()
+			if layer != InvalidLayerSpatial {
+				d.receiver.SendPLI(layer, true)
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go b/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go
index c155a20b4..99bcb2848 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go
@@ -1515,10 +1515,10 @@ func (f *Forwarder) getTranslationParamsVideo(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, layer in
 						"feed", extPkt.Packet.SSRC,
 					)
 					f.currentLayers.Spatial = layer
-					f.targetLayers.Spatial = layer
 
 					if f.currentLayers.Spatial >= f.maxLayers.Spatial || f.currentLayers.Spatial == f.maxPublishedLayer {
 						tp.isSwitchingToMaxLayer = true
+						f.targetLayers.Spatial = layer
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/streamallocator.go b/pkg/sfu/streamallocator.go
index 3885158ec..54906c964 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/streamallocator.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/streamallocator.go
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ func newTrack(
 		isSimulcast: isSimulcast,
 		publisherID: publisherID,
 		logger:      logger,
+		isPaused:    true,
 	}
 	t.SetPriority(0)
 	t.SetMaxLayers(downTrack.MaxLayers())