diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index a3ceaa6fb..99787d08d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ type StreamTrackerFrameConfig struct {
 }
 
 type StreamTrackerConfig struct {
+	StreamTrackerType     StreamTrackerType                   `yaml:"stream_tracker_type,omitempty"`
 	BitrateReportInterval map[int32]time.Duration             `yaml:"bitrate_report_interval,omitempty"`
 	ExemptedLayers        []int32                             `yaml:"exempted_layers,omitempty"`
 	PacketTracker         map[int32]StreamTrackerPacketConfig `yaml:"packet_tracker,omitempty"`
@@ -171,7 +172,6 @@ type StreamTrackersConfig struct {
 
 type VideoConfig struct {
 	DynacastPauseDelay time.Duration        `yaml:"dynacast_pause_delay,omitempty"`
-	StreamTrackerType  StreamTrackerType    `yaml:"stream_tracker_type,omitempty"`
 	StreamTracker      StreamTrackersConfig `yaml:"stream_tracker,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ func NewConfig(confString string, strictMode bool, c *cli.Context, baseFlags []c
 		},
 		Video: VideoConfig{
 			DynacastPauseDelay: 5 * time.Second,
-			StreamTrackerType:  StreamTrackerTypePacket,
 			StreamTracker: StreamTrackersConfig{
 				Video: StreamTrackerConfig{
+					StreamTrackerType: StreamTrackerTypePacket,
 					BitrateReportInterval: map[int32]time.Duration{
 						0: 1 * time.Second,
 						1: 1 * time.Second,
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ func NewConfig(confString string, strictMode bool, c *cli.Context, baseFlags []c
 					},
 				},
 				Screenshare: StreamTrackerConfig{
+					StreamTrackerType: StreamTrackerTypePacket,
 					BitrateReportInterval: map[int32]time.Duration{
 						0: 4 * time.Second,
 						1: 4 * time.Second,
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/mediatrack.go b/pkg/rtc/mediatrack.go
index a370c3661..eedfa6184 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/mediatrack.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/mediatrack.go
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ func (t *MediaTrack) AddReceiver(receiver *webrtc.RTPReceiver, track *webrtc.Tra
 			t.params.TrackInfo,
 			LoggerWithCodecMime(t.params.Logger, mime),
 			twcc,
-			t.params.VideoConfig.StreamTrackerType,
 			t.params.VideoConfig.StreamTracker,
 			sfu.WithPliThrottleConfig(t.params.PLIThrottleConfig),
 			sfu.WithAudioConfig(t.params.AudioConfig),
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/receiver.go b/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
index 644f82329..772af1ca9 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ func NewWebRTCReceiver(
 	trackInfo *livekit.TrackInfo,
 	logger logger.Logger,
 	twcc *twcc.Responder,
-	trackerType config.StreamTrackerType,
-	trackerConfig config.StreamTrackersConfig,
+	trackersConfig config.StreamTrackersConfig,
 	opts ...ReceiverOpts,
 ) *WebRTCReceiver {
 	w := &WebRTCReceiver{
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ func NewWebRTCReceiver(
 		isRED:       IsRedCodec(track.Codec().MimeType),
 	}
 
-	w.streamTrackerManager = NewStreamTrackerManager(logger, trackInfo, w.isSVC, w.codec.ClockRate, trackerType, trackerConfig)
+	w.streamTrackerManager = NewStreamTrackerManager(logger, trackInfo, w.isSVC, w.codec.ClockRate, trackersConfig)
 	w.streamTrackerManager.OnAvailableLayersChanged(w.downTrackLayerChange)
 	w.streamTrackerManager.OnBitrateAvailabilityChanged(w.downTrackBitrateAvailabilityChange)
 
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go b/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go
index f4d278ab2..498fdd870 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/streamtrackermanager.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ type StreamTrackerManager struct {
 	maxPublishedLayer int32
 	clockRate         uint32
 
-	trackerType   config.StreamTrackerType
 	trackerConfig config.StreamTrackerConfig
 
 	lock sync.RWMutex
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ func NewStreamTrackerManager(
 	trackInfo *livekit.TrackInfo,
 	isSVC bool,
 	clockRate uint32,
-	trackerType config.StreamTrackerType,
 	trackersConfig config.StreamTrackersConfig,
 ) *StreamTrackerManager {
 	s := &StreamTrackerManager{
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ func NewStreamTrackerManager(
 		isSVC:             isSVC,
 		maxPublishedLayer: 0,
 		clockRate:         clockRate,
-		trackerType:       trackerType,
 	}
 
 	switch s.trackInfo.Source {
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ func (s *StreamTrackerManager) AddTracker(layer int32) *streamtracker.StreamTrac
 	}
 
 	var trackerImpl streamtracker.StreamTrackerImpl
-	switch s.trackerType {
+	switch s.trackerConfig.StreamTrackerType {
 	case config.StreamTrackerTypePacket:
 		trackerImpl = s.createStreamTrackerPacket(layer)
 	case config.StreamTrackerTypeFrame: