diff --git a/config-sample.yaml b/config-sample.yaml
index faca99096..a75b5736d 100644
--- a/config-sample.yaml
+++ b/config-sample.yaml
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ rtc:
   #   # in the unlikely event of highly congested networks, SFU may choose to pause some tracks
   #   # in order to allow others to stream smoothly. You can disable this behavior here
   #   allow_pause: true
-  # # allows automatic connection fallback to TCP and TURN/TLS (if configured) when UDP has been unstable
-  # allow_tcp_fallback: false
+  # # allows automatic connection fallback to TCP and TURN/TLS (if configured) when UDP has been unstable, default true
+  # allow_tcp_fallback: true
   # # number of packets to buffer in the SFU, defaults to 500
   # packet_buffer_size: 500
   # # minimum amount of time between pli/fir rtcp packets being sent to an individual
diff --git a/pkg/service/roommanager.go b/pkg/service/roommanager.go
index 386c9cffa..754eb3b57 100644
--- a/pkg/service/roommanager.go
+++ b/pkg/service/roommanager.go
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ func (r *RoomManager) StartSession(
 	sid := livekit.ParticipantID(utils.NewGuid(utils.ParticipantPrefix))
 	pLogger := rtc.LoggerWithParticipant(room.Logger, pi.Identity, sid, false)
 	protoRoom := room.ToProto()
-	allowFallback := false
+	// default allow forceTCP
+	allowFallback := true
 	if r.config.RTC.AllowTCPFallback != nil {
 		allowFallback = *r.config.RTC.AllowTCPFallback
 	}