diff --git a/packages/client/src/Call.ts b/packages/client/src/Call.ts
index 506365dccb..4be83cb529 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/Call.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/Call.ts
@@ -926,8 +926,12 @@ export class Call {
 
       // React uses a different device management for now
       if (getSdkInfo()?.type !== SdkType.REACT) {
-        this.initCamera();
-        this.initMic();
+        try {
+          await this.initCamera();
+          await this.initMic();
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.logger('warn', 'Camera and/or mic init failed during join call');
+        }
       }
 
       // 3. once we have the "joinResponse", and possibly reconciled the local state
@@ -1713,7 +1717,7 @@ export class Call {
     );
   };
 
-  private initCamera() {
+  private async initCamera() {
     if (
       this.state.localParticipant?.videoStream ||
       !this.permissionsContext.hasPermission('send-video')
@@ -1747,11 +1751,11 @@ export class Call {
       this.camera.state.status === undefined &&
       this.state.settings?.video.camera_default_on
     ) {
-      void this.camera.enable();
+      await this.camera.enable();
     }
   }
 
-  private initMic() {
+  private async initMic() {
     if (
       this.state.localParticipant?.audioStream ||
       !this.permissionsContext.hasPermission('send-audio')
@@ -1776,7 +1780,7 @@ export class Call {
       this.microphone.state.status === undefined &&
       this.state.settings?.audio.mic_default_on
     ) {
-      void this.microphone.enable();
+      await this.microphone.enable();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/devices/InputMediaDeviceManager.ts b/packages/client/src/devices/InputMediaDeviceManager.ts
index 4f1e096545..9191df0173 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/devices/InputMediaDeviceManager.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/devices/InputMediaDeviceManager.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ export abstract class InputMediaDeviceManager<
    * @returns
    */
   async disable() {
+    this.state.prevStatus = this.state.status;
     if (this.state.status === 'disabled') {
       return;
     }
-    this.state.prevStatus = this.state.status;
     await this.muteStream(this.state.disableMode === 'stop-tracks');
     this.state.setStatus('disabled');
   }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/devices/__tests__/InputMediaDeviceManager.test.ts b/packages/client/src/devices/__tests__/InputMediaDeviceManager.test.ts
index f84d6f7ee7..c71d60e8ec 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/devices/__tests__/InputMediaDeviceManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/devices/__tests__/InputMediaDeviceManager.test.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,23 @@ describe('InputMediaDeviceManager.test', () => {
     expect(manager.enable).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it(`shouldn't resume if it were disabled while in pause`, async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(manager, 'enable');
+
+    await manager.enable();
+
+    expect(manager.enable).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+    // first call is pause
+    await manager.disable();
+    // second call is for example mute from call admin
+    await manager.disable();
+
+    await manager.resume();
+
+    expect(manager.enable).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
   afterEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     vi.resetModules();