diff --git a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/mod.rs b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/mod.rs
index 8b2e7e3da..994715ad1 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/mod.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/mod.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ pub use self::opus::sink::OpusSink;
 pub use self::opus::source::OpusSource;
 pub use hardware_config::*;
 
+// for webrtc, the number of audio channels is hardcoded to 1.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AudioCodec {
     pub mime: MimeType,
     pub sample_rate: AudioSampleRate,
-    pub channels: u16,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ impl AudioCodec {
     pub fn frame_size(&self) -> usize {
         self.sample_rate.frame_size()
     }
-    pub fn channels(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.channels
-    }
 }
 
 impl Default for AudioCodec {
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ impl Default for AudioCodec {
         Self {
             mime: MimeType::OPUS,
             sample_rate: AudioSampleRate::High,
-            channels: 1,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/mod.rs b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/mod.rs
index 52ffeda42..271fd40ec 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/mod.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/mod.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ impl ChannelMixer {
             ChannelMixerConfig::Average { to_sum: num } => {
                 self.sum += sample;
                 self.num_summed += 1;
-                if self.num_summed == num {
-                    let avg = self.sum / num as f32;
+                // using >= to prevent the ChannelMixer from being stuck. otherwise == would do.
+                if self.num_summed >= num {
+                    let avg = self.sum / self.num_summed as f32;
                     self.sum = 0.0;
                     self.num_summed = 0;
                     ChannelMixerOutput::Single(avg)
diff --git a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/sink/mod.rs b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/sink/mod.rs
index 9a904b3ef..fed419daa 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/sink/mod.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/sink/mod.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl OpusSink {
         let resampler = Resampler::new(resampler_config);
 
         // webtrtc codec is guaranteed to have 1 channel
-        let channel_mixer_config = match webrtc_codec.channels().cmp(&sink_config.channels()) {
+        let channel_mixer_config = match 1.cmp(&sink_config.channels()) {
             Ordering::Equal => ChannelMixerConfig::None,
             Ordering::Greater => {
                 unreachable!("invalid channels for OpusSink. sink config has less than 1 channel")
diff --git a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/source/framer.rs b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/source/framer.rs
index 1a4d84d30..ed13e1e34 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/source/framer.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/audio/opus/source/framer.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Framer {
         };
 
         // webrtc_codec.channels() is guaranteed to be 1 channel
-        let channel_mixer_config = match webrtc_codec.channels().cmp(&source_config.channels()) {
+        let channel_mixer_config = match 1.cmp(&source_config.channels()) {
             Ordering::Equal => ChannelMixerConfig::None,
             Ordering::Less => ChannelMixerConfig::Average {
                 to_sum: source_config.channels() as _,
diff --git a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/mp4_logger/mod.rs b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/mp4_logger/mod.rs
index 773d0049a..428ef02f2 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/mp4_logger/mod.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/host_media/mp4_logger/mod.rs
@@ -405,13 +405,11 @@ fn write_mp4_header(
             pre_skip: 0,
             input_sample_rate: audio_codec.sample_rate(),
             output_gain: 0,
-            channel_mapping_family: mp4::ChannelMappingFamily::Family0 {
-                stereo: audio_codec.channels() == 2,
-            },
+            channel_mapping_family: mp4::ChannelMappingFamily::Family0 { stereo: false },
         };
         let opus = OpusBox {
             data_reference_index: 1,
-            channelcount: audio_codec.channels(),
+            channelcount: 1,
             samplesize: 16, // per https://opus-codec.org/docs/opus_in_isobmff.html
             samplerate: FixedPointU16::new(audio_codec.sample_rate() as u16),
             dops,
diff --git a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/lib.rs b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/lib.rs
index 02d55a010..851296faa 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-blink-wrtc/src/lib.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl BlinkImpl {
         let rtc_rtp_codec: RTCRtpCodecCapability = RTCRtpCodecCapability {
             mime_type: webrtc_codec.mime_type(),
             clock_rate: webrtc_codec.sample_rate(),
-            channels: webrtc_codec.channels(),
+            channels: 1,
             ..Default::default()
         };
         let track = self