diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
index f6f4a73eb..c774829b6 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ func NewDownTrack(
 		receiver:       r,
 		upstreamCodecs: codecs,
 		kind:           kind,
+		codec:          codecs[0],
 	}
 	d.forwarder = NewForwarder(d.kind, d.logger)