diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/audio/media_audio_capture.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/audio/media_audio_capture.cpp
index 5e3d8a58d..6ce245668 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/audio/media_audio_capture.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/audio/media_audio_capture.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void Instance::Inner::start(Fn<void(Update)> updated, Fn<void()> error) {
 	av_opt_set_int(d->codecContext, "refcounted_frames", 1, 0);
 
 	d->codecContext->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP;
-	d->codecContext->bit_rate = 64000;
+	d->codecContext->bit_rate = 32000;
 	d->codecContext->channel_layout = AV_CH_LAYOUT_MONO;
 	d->codecContext->sample_rate = kCaptureFrequency;
 	d->codecContext->channels = 1;