diff --git a/pkg/service/auth.go b/pkg/service/auth.go
index 8ea3a3617..58e0ba7c1 100644
--- a/pkg/service/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/service/auth.go
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ func EnsureCreatePermission(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func GetRoomConfiguration(ctx context.Context) string {
+
+	claims := GetGrants(ctx)
+
+	if claims == nil || claims.Video == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return claims.Video.RoomConfiguration
+}
+
 func EnsureListPermission(ctx context.Context) error {
 	claims := GetGrants(ctx)
 	if claims == nil || claims.Video == nil || !claims.Video.RoomList {
diff --git a/pkg/service/roomallocator.go b/pkg/service/roomallocator.go
index 73d7b4fce..131e77c41 100644
--- a/pkg/service/roomallocator.go
+++ b/pkg/service/roomallocator.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (r *StandardRoomAllocator) applyNamedRoomConfiguration(req *livekit.CreateR
 
 	conf, ok := r.config.Room.RoomConfigurations[req.ConfigName]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "unknown roomc confguration in create room request")
+		return req, psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "unknown room confguration in create room request")
 	}
 
 	clone := proto.Clone(req).(*livekit.CreateRoomRequest)
diff --git a/pkg/service/rtcservice.go b/pkg/service/rtcservice.go
index 2d8b18c8b..e6d82426f 100644
--- a/pkg/service/rtcservice.go
+++ b/pkg/service/rtcservice.go
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ func (s *RTCService) startConnection(
 	var cr connectionResult
 	var created bool
 	var err error
-	cr.Room, created, err = s.roomAllocator.CreateRoom(ctx, &livekit.CreateRoomRequest{Name: string(roomName)})
+
+	cr.Room, created, err = s.roomAllocator.CreateRoom(ctx, &livekit.CreateRoomRequest{Name: string(roomName), ConfigName: GetRoomConfiguration(ctx)})
 	if err != nil {
 		return cr, nil, err
 	}