diff --git a/src/components/CallView/shared/VideoVue.vue b/src/components/CallView/shared/VideoVue.vue
index 4766a74796a..cf45edaac04 100644
--- a/src/components/CallView/shared/VideoVue.vue
+++ b/src/components/CallView/shared/VideoVue.vue
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ import TransitionWrapper from '../../UIShared/TransitionWrapper.vue'
 import Screen from './Screen.vue'
 import VideoBackground from './VideoBackground.vue'
 import VideoBottomBar from './VideoBottomBar.vue'
-import { ATTENDEE, AVATAR, PARTICIPANT } from '../../../constants.ts'
+import { ATTENDEE, AVATAR } from '../../../constants.ts'
 import { EventBus } from '../../../services/EventBus.ts'
 import { useCallViewStore } from '../../../stores/callView.ts'
 import { useGuestNameStore } from '../../../stores/guestName.js'
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		hasVideo() {
-			return !!(this.participant.permissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)
-				&& !this.model.attributes.videoBlocked
+			return !this.model.attributes.videoBlocked
 				&& this.model.attributes.videoAvailable
 				&& this.sharedData.remoteVideoBlocker.isVideoEnabled() && (typeof this.model.attributes.stream === 'object')
 		},
diff --git a/src/utils/webrtc/webrtc.js b/src/utils/webrtc/webrtc.js
index c0f3738b28b..eff3aa2d882 100644
--- a/src/utils/webrtc/webrtc.js
+++ b/src/utils/webrtc/webrtc.js
@@ -1039,8 +1039,11 @@ export default function initWebRtc(signaling, _callParticipantCollection, _local
 			return
 		}
 
-		if (webrtc.webrtc.isAudioAllowed() === !!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO)
-			&& webrtc.webrtc.isVideoAllowed() === !!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)) {
+		const hasPublishAudioPermissions = !!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO)
+		const hasPublishVideoPermissions = !!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)
+
+		if (webrtc.webrtc.isAudioAllowed() === hasPublishAudioPermissions
+			&& webrtc.webrtc.isVideoAllowed() === hasPublishVideoPermissions) {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -1057,11 +1060,8 @@ export default function initWebRtc(signaling, _callParticipantCollection, _local
 			hasVideoSenders ||= !!videoSender
 		})
 
-		const removeSender = (hasAudioSenders && !(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO))
-			|| (hasVideoSenders && !(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO))
-
-		const hasPublishAudioPermissions = !!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO)
-		const hasPublishVideoPermissions = !!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)
+		const removeSender = (hasAudioSenders && !hasPublishAudioPermissions)
+			|| (hasVideoSenders && !hasPublishVideoPermissions)
 
 		if (!hasPublishAudioPermissions) {
 			// If permissions were revoked, disable media devices
@@ -1079,8 +1079,8 @@ export default function initWebRtc(signaling, _callParticipantCollection, _local
 		}
 
 		if (webrtc.webrtc.isLocalMediaActive()
-			&& !(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO)
-			&& !(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)) {
+			&& !hasPublishAudioPermissions
+			&& !hasPublishVideoPermissions) {
 			webrtc.stopLocalVideo()
 
 			// If the MCU is used and there is no sending peer there is no need
@@ -1100,10 +1100,10 @@ export default function initWebRtc(signaling, _callParticipantCollection, _local
 		// reconnection.
 		if (webrtc.webrtc.isLocalMediaActive() && removeSender) {
 			let flags = signaling.getCurrentCallFlags()
-			if (!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO)) {
+			if (!hasPublishAudioPermissions) {
 				flags &= ~PARTICIPANT.CALL_FLAG.WITH_AUDIO
 			}
-			if (!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)) {
+			if (!hasPublishVideoPermissions) {
 				flags &= ~PARTICIPANT.CALL_FLAG.WITH_VIDEO
 			}
 
@@ -1128,8 +1128,8 @@ export default function initWebRtc(signaling, _callParticipantCollection, _local
 
 		// If media is not active but the participant does not have publishing
 		// permissions there is no need to start the media nor reconnect.
-		if (!(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO)
-			&& !(currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO)) {
+		if (!hasPublishAudioPermissions
+			&& !hasPublishVideoPermissions) {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -1162,8 +1162,8 @@ export default function initWebRtc(signaling, _callParticipantCollection, _local
 		webrtc.on('localMediaError', forceReconnectOnceLocalMediaError)
 
 		const constraints = {
-			audio: currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_AUDIO,
-			video: currentParticipant.participantPermissions & PARTICIPANT.PERMISSIONS.PUBLISH_VIDEO,
+			audio: hasPublishAudioPermissions,
+			video: hasPublishVideoPermissions,
 		}
 		webrtc.startLocalVideo(constraints)
 	}