diff --git a/gui/src/js/sock.js b/gui/src/js/sock.js
index 34de2482..f596fcd6 100644
--- a/gui/src/js/sock.js
+++ b/gui/src/js/sock.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const split_char = "0;1;";
 
 // global to keep track of Modem connection error emissions
 var modemShowConnectStateError = 1;
-
+var setTxAudioLevelOnce = true
 // network connection Timeout
 setTimeout(connectModem, 2000);
 
@@ -172,13 +172,16 @@ client.on("data", function (socketdata) {
         stateStore.mode = data["mode"];
         stateStore.bandwidth = data["bandwidth"];
         stateStore.tx_audio_level = data["audio_level"];
-
         // if audio level is different from config one, send new audio level to modem
+        //console.log(parseInt(stateStore.tx_audio_level))
+        //console.log(parseInt(settings.tx_audio_level))
         if (
           parseInt(stateStore.tx_audio_level) !==
-          parseInt(settings.tx_audio_level)
+          parseInt(settings.tx_audio_level) &&
+          setTxAudioLevelOnce === true
         ) {
-          setTxAudioLevel(settings.tx_audio_level);
+           setTxAudioLevelOnce = false
+            setTxAudioLevel(settings.tx_audio_level);
         }
 
         stateStore.dbfs_level = data["audio_dbfs"];