diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 6a7a57943..368282294 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ type CongestionControlChannelObserverConfig struct {
 }
 
 type CongestionControlConfig struct {
-	Enabled                       bool                                   `yaml:"enabled"`
-	AllowPause                    bool                                   `yaml:"allow_pause"`
+	Enabled                       bool                                   `yaml:"enabled,omitempty"`
+	AllowPause                    bool                                   `yaml:"allow_pause,omitempty"`
+	NackRatioAttenuator           float64                                `yaml:"nack_ratio_attenuator,omitempty"`
+	ExpectedUsageThreshold        float64                                `yaml:"expected_usage_threshold,omitempty"`
 	UseSendSideBWE                bool                                   `yaml:"send_side_bandwidth_estimation,omitempty"`
 	ProbeMode                     CongestionControlProbeMode             `yaml:"padding_mode,omitempty"`
 	MinChannelCapacity            int64                                  `yaml:"min_channel_capacity,omitempty"`
@@ -316,9 +318,11 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 			HighQuality: time.Second,
 		},
 		CongestionControl: CongestionControlConfig{
-			Enabled:    true,
-			AllowPause: false,
-			ProbeMode:  CongestionControlProbeModePadding,
+			Enabled:                true,
+			AllowPause:             false,
+			NackRatioAttenuator:    0.4,
+			ExpectedUsageThreshold: 0.95,
+			ProbeMode:              CongestionControlProbeModePadding,
 			ProbeConfig: CongestionControlProbeConfig{
 				BaseInterval:  3 * time.Second,
 				BackoffFactor: 1.5,
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/streamallocator.go b/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/streamallocator.go
index aa274be3e..48d7eb14c 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/streamallocator.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/streamallocator.go
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ import (
 const (
 	ChannelCapacityInfinity = 100 * 1000 * 1000 // 100 Mbps
 
-	NackRatioAttenuator = 0.4 // how much to attenuate NACK ratio while calculating loss adjusted estimate
-
 	PriorityMin                = uint8(1)
 	PriorityMax                = uint8(255)
 	PriorityDefaultScreenshare = PriorityMax
@@ -785,30 +783,42 @@ func (s *StreamAllocator) handleNewEstimateInNonProbe() {
 	expectedBandwidthUsage := s.getExpectedBandwidthUsage()
 	switch reason {
 	case ChannelCongestionReasonLoss:
-		estimateToCommit = int64(float64(expectedBandwidthUsage) * (1.0 - NackRatioAttenuator*s.channelObserver.GetNackRatio()))
-		if estimateToCommit > s.lastReceivedEstimate {
-			estimateToCommit = s.lastReceivedEstimate
-		}
+		estimateToCommit = int64(float64(expectedBandwidthUsage) * (1.0 - s.params.Config.NackRatioAttenuator*s.channelObserver.GetNackRatio()))
 	default:
 		estimateToCommit = s.lastReceivedEstimate
 	}
+	if estimateToCommit > s.lastReceivedEstimate {
+		estimateToCommit = s.lastReceivedEstimate
+	}
+
+	commitThreshold := int64(s.params.Config.ExpectedUsageThreshold * float64(expectedBandwidthUsage))
+	action := "applying"
+	if estimateToCommit > commitThreshold {
+		action = "skipping"
+	}
 
 	s.params.Logger.Infow(
-		"stream allocator: channel congestion detected, updating channel capacity",
+		fmt.Sprintf("stream allocator: channel congestion detected, %s channel capacity update", action),
 		"reason", reason,
 		"old(bps)", s.committedChannelCapacity,
 		"new(bps)", estimateToCommit,
 		"lastReceived(bps)", s.lastReceivedEstimate,
 		"expectedUsage(bps)", expectedBandwidthUsage,
+		"commitThreshold(bps)", commitThreshold,
 		"channel", s.channelObserver.ToString(),
 	)
 	s.params.Logger.Infow(
-		"stream allocator: channel congestion detected, updating channel capacity: experimental",
+		fmt.Sprintf("stream allocator: channel congestion detected, %s channel capacity: experimental", action),
 		"rateHistory", s.rateMonitor.GetHistory(),
 		"expectedQueuing", s.rateMonitor.GetQueuingGuess(),
 		"nackHistory", s.channelObserver.GetNackHistory(),
 		"trackHistory", s.getTracksHistory(),
 	)
+	if estimateToCommit > commitThreshold {
+		// estimate to commit is either higher or within tolerance of expected uage, skip committing and re-allocating
+		return
+	}
+
 	s.committedChannelCapacity = estimateToCommit
 
 	// reset to get new set of samples for next trend
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/trenddetector.go b/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/trenddetector.go
index 019716f27..74b96230a 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/trenddetector.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/streamallocator/trenddetector.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func (t *TrendDetector) ToString() string {
 
 func (t *TrendDetector) prune() {
 	// prune based on a few rules
+
 	//  1. If there are more than required samples
 	if len(t.samples) > t.params.RequiredSamples {
 		t.samples = t.samples[len(t.samples)-t.params.RequiredSamples:]
@@ -187,18 +188,21 @@ func (t *TrendDetector) prune() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	//  3. If all sample values are same, collapse to just the last one
+	//  3. collapse same values at the front to just the last of those samples
 	if len(t.samples) != 0 {
-		sameValue := true
+		cutoffIndex := -1
 		firstValue := t.samples[0].value
-		for i := 0; i < len(t.samples); i++ {
+		for i := 1; i < len(t.samples); i++ {
 			if t.samples[i].value != firstValue {
-				sameValue = false
+				cutoffIndex = i - 1
 				break
 			}
 		}
 
-		if sameValue {
+		if cutoffIndex >= 0 {
+			t.samples = t.samples[cutoffIndex:]
+		} else {
+			// all values are the same, just keep the last one
 			t.samples = t.samples[len(t.samples)-1:]
 		}
 	}