diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTCClient.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTCClient.swift
index f64276f9b..d6275fb90 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTCClient.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTCClient.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
         RTCInitializeSSL()
         let videoEncoderFactory = RTCDefaultVideoEncoderFactory()
         let videoDecoderFactory = RTCDefaultVideoDecoderFactory()
+        videoEncoderFactory.preferredCodec = RTCVideoCodecInfo(name: kRTCVp8CodecName)
         return RTCPeerConnectionFactory(encoderFactory: videoEncoderFactory, decoderFactory: videoDecoderFactory)
     }()
     private static let ivTagBytes: Int = 28