diff --git a/pkg/rtc/config.go b/pkg/rtc/config.go
index ab71d0464..1e4a25827 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/config.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/config.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	minUDPBufferSize = 5_000_000
+	minUDPBufferSize     = 5_000_000
+	defaultUDPBufferSize = 16_777_216
 )
 
 type WebRTCConfig struct {
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ func NewWebRTCConfig(conf *config.RTCConfig, externalIP string) (*WebRTCConfig,
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		_ = udpMuxConn.SetReadBuffer(minUDPBufferSize)
+		_ = udpMuxConn.SetReadBuffer(defaultUDPBufferSize)
+		_ = udpMuxConn.SetWriteBuffer(defaultUDPBufferSize)
 
 		udpMux = ice.NewUDPMuxDefault(ice.UDPMuxParams{
 			Logger:  lkLogger,
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index d99bdde70..d2f63ee82 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const Version = "0.9.7"
+const Version = "0.9.8"