diff --git a/assets/js/voice.js b/assets/js/voice.js
index 9e77e8d..7232825 100644
--- a/assets/js/voice.js
+++ b/assets/js/voice.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class VoiceChannel {
         this.settings = settings || { mode: 'vox', pttKey: 'v', voxThreshold: 0.1 };
         console.log('VoiceChannel constructor called with settings:', this.settings);
         this.localStream = null;
+        this.analysisStream = null;
         this.peers = {}; // userId -> RTCPeerConnection
         this.participants = {}; // userId -> {name}
         this.currentChannelId = null;
@@ -85,9 +86,8 @@ class VoiceChannel {
             console.log('Microphone access granted');
             this.setMute(true);
 
-            if (this.settings.mode === 'vox') {
-                this.setupVOX();
-            }
+            // Always setup VOX logic for volume meter and detection
+            this.setupVOX();
 
             // Join via PHP
             console.log('Calling API join...');
@@ -292,12 +292,25 @@ class VoiceChannel {
 
             this.analyser = this.audioContext.createAnalyser();
             this.analyser.fftSize = 512;
-            this.microphone = this.audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(this.localStream);
+            
+            // Use a cloned stream for analysis so VOX works even when localStream is muted/disabled
+            if (this.analysisStream) {
+                this.analysisStream.getTracks().forEach(t => t.stop());
+            }
+            this.analysisStream = this.localStream.clone();
+            this.analysisStream.getAudioTracks().forEach(t => t.enabled = true); // Ensure analysis stream is NOT muted
+            
+            this.microphone = this.audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(this.analysisStream);
             this.scriptProcessor = this.audioContext.createScriptProcessor(2048, 1, 1);
             
             this.microphone.connect(this.analyser);
             this.analyser.connect(this.scriptProcessor);
-            this.scriptProcessor.connect(this.audioContext.destination);
+            
+            // Avoid feedback: connect to a gain node with 0 volume then to destination
+            const silence = this.audioContext.createGain();
+            silence.gain.value = 0;
+            this.scriptProcessor.connect(silence);
+            silence.connect(this.audioContext.destination);
             
             this.voxActive = false;
             this.currentVolume = 0;
@@ -378,6 +391,10 @@ class VoiceChannel {
             this.localStream.getTracks().forEach(track => track.stop());
             this.localStream = null;
         }
+        if (this.analysisStream) {
+            this.analysisStream.getTracks().forEach(track => track.stop());
+            this.analysisStream = null;
+        }
         
         if (this.scriptProcessor) {
             try {
diff --git a/data/22.log b/data/22.log
index ab069b2..e69de29 100644
--- a/data/22.log
+++ b/data/22.log
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{"from":"fc0c84d0eacc14ca","to":"3183519aeadc9f64","data":{"type":"ice_candidate","candidate":{"candidate":"candidate:1 1 UDP 1686052863 78.246.210.10 31075 typ srflx raddr 192.168.26.26 rport 52078","sdpMLineIndex":0,"sdpMid":"0","usernameFragment":"0e646e7c"}},"time":1771341579696}
-{"from":"fc0c84d0eacc14ca","to":"3183519aeadc9f64","data":{"type":"ice_candidate","candidate":{"candidate":"candidate:1 2 UDP 1686052862 78.246.210.10 31078 typ srflx raddr 192.168.26.26 rport 52079","sdpMLineIndex":0,"sdpMid":"0","usernameFragment":"0e646e7c"}},"time":1771341579740}
-{"from":"fc0c84d0eacc14ca","to":"3183519aeadc9f64","data":{"type":"ice_candidate","candidate":{"candidate":"","sdpMLineIndex":0,"sdpMid":"0","usernameFragment":"0e646e7c"}},"time":1771341579742}
diff --git a/data/22.participants.json b/data/22.participants.json
index 0637a08..3caf8fb 100644
--- a/data/22.participants.json
+++ b/data/22.participants.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[]
\ No newline at end of file
+{"de65a0b0b1a29c9a":{"id":"de65a0b0b1a29c9a","user_id":2,"name":"swefpifh ᵇʰᶠʳ","avatar_url":"","last_seen":1771343410040}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/3.participants.json b/data/3.participants.json
index e929308..486a3e1 100644
--- a/data/3.participants.json
+++ b/data/3.participants.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"f9f747081f54c6e3":{"id":"f9f747081f54c6e3","user_id":2,"name":"swefpifh ᵇʰᶠʳ","avatar_url":"","last_seen":1771341691097}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"920464469dc771ed":{"id":"920464469dc771ed","user_id":3,"name":"swefheim","avatar_url":"","last_seen":1771343410598}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requests.log b/requests.log
index a8de67a..d8b5db0 100644
--- a/requests.log
+++ b/requests.log
@@ -618,3 +618,17 @@
 {"date":"2026-02-17 15:19:53","method":"POST","post":{"avatar_url":"","display_name":"swefpifh \u1d47\u02b0\u1da0\u02b3","theme":"dark","voice_mode":"vox","voice_ptt_key":"0","voice_vox_threshold":"0.06","dnd_mode":"1","sound_notifications":"1"},"session":{"user_id":2},"user_id":2,"db_success":true}
 2026-02-17 15:19:56 - GET /index.php?server_id=1&channel_id=1 - POST: []
 2026-02-17 15:20:01 - GET /index.php?server_id=1&channel_id=1 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:23:33 - GET /?fl_project=38443 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:23:33 - GET /?fl_project=38443 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:32:11 - GET /index.php?server_id=1&channel_id=1 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:32:29 - GET /index.php?server_id=1&channel_id=1 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:33:22 - GET /index.php?server_id=1&channel_id=1 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:35:42 - GET / - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:36:35 - GET /?fl_project=38443 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:36:35 - GET /?fl_project=38443 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:46:33 - GET /index.php?server_id=1&channel_id=1 - POST: []
+2026-02-17 15:46:36 - GET /index.php - POST: []
+{"date":"2026-02-17 15:47:00","method":"POST","post":{"avatar_url":"","display_name":"swefheim","theme":"light","voice_mode":"vox","voice_ptt_key":"v","voice_vox_threshold":"0","dnd_mode":"0","sound_notifications":"0"},"session":{"user_id":3},"user_id":3,"db_success":true}
+{"date":"2026-02-17 15:47:36","method":"POST","post":{"avatar_url":"","display_name":"swefpifh \u1d47\u02b0\u1da0\u02b3","theme":"dark","voice_mode":"ptt","voice_ptt_key":"v","voice_vox_threshold":"0.06","dnd_mode":"1","sound_notifications":"1"},"session":{"user_id":2},"user_id":2,"db_success":true}
+{"date":"2026-02-17 15:48:00","method":"POST","post":{"avatar_url":"","display_name":"swefheim","theme":"light","voice_mode":"vox","voice_ptt_key":"v","voice_vox_threshold":"0","dnd_mode":"0","sound_notifications":"0"},"session":{"user_id":3},"user_id":3,"db_success":true}
+{"date":"2026-02-17 15:48:41","method":"POST","post":{"avatar_url":"","display_name":"swefpifh \u1d47\u02b0\u1da0\u02b3","theme":"dark","voice_mode":"vox","voice_ptt_key":"v","voice_vox_threshold":"0.06","dnd_mode":"1","sound_notifications":"1"},"session":{"user_id":2},"user_id":2,"db_success":true}