diff --git a/config/sample-development.engine.ini b/config/sample-development.engine.ini
index 75098ddfe983042c1f45979f7b7ef576cab9dc81..e854ad7af1701ed789616a2188a5806103998dd0 100644
--- a/config/sample-development.engine.ini
+++ b/config/sample-development.engine.ini
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ audio_source_extension=".flac"
 # threshold => power in dB under which the stream is considered silent (defaults to -40., float)
 fallback_max_blank="20."
 fallback_min_noise="0."
-fallback_threshold="-50."
+fallback_threshold="-80."
 # A playlist holding music for Station Fallbacks (optonal)
 fallback_music_playlist= "/home/username/code/aura/config/playlists/station-fallback-playlist.m3u"
 # A folder holding music for Station Fallbacks (optional)
diff --git a/config/sample-docker.engine.ini b/config/sample-docker.engine.ini
index 65564baf4b9d9d82b4bdf0789870def5bc576292..72973b2c47b41a76c7b16e013dc1f9e754803396 100644
--- a/config/sample-docker.engine.ini
+++ b/config/sample-docker.engine.ini
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ audio_source_extension=".flac"
 # threshold => power in dB under which the stream is considered silent (defaults to -40., float)
 fallback_max_blank="20."
 fallback_min_noise="0."
-fallback_threshold="-50."
+fallback_threshold="-80."
 # A playlist holding music for Station Fallbacks (optonal)
 fallback_music_playlist= "/opt/aura/engine/config/playlists/station-fallback-playlist.m3u"
 # A folder holding music for Station Fallbacks (optional)
diff --git a/config/sample-production.engine.ini b/config/sample-production.engine.ini
index 90528bb7f0a1d741ccc0a719af54d93777c2b1ba..ddc7038456d198935294cd5cd199761685d4a65e 100644
--- a/config/sample-production.engine.ini
+++ b/config/sample-production.engine.ini
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ audio_source_extension=".flac"
 # threshold => power in dB under which the stream is considered silent (defaults to -40., float)
 fallback_max_blank="20."
 fallback_min_noise="0."
-fallback_threshold="-50."
+fallback_threshold="-80."
 # A playlist holding music for Station Fallbacks (optonal)
 fallback_music_playlist= "/opt/aura/engine/config/playlists/station-fallback-playlist.m3u"
 # A folder holding music for Station Fallbacks (optional)