diff --git a/src/matrix/calls/CallHandler.ts b/src/matrix/calls/CallHandler.ts
index b49ca3c5..2ed8bf87 100644
--- a/src/matrix/calls/CallHandler.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/calls/CallHandler.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class CallHandler {
         });
     }
 
-    async createCall(roomId: string, localMedia: LocalMedia, name: string, intent: CallIntent = CallIntent.Ring): Promise<GroupCall> {
+    async createCall(roomId: string, callType: "m.video" | "m.voice", name: string, intent: CallIntent = CallIntent.Ring): Promise<GroupCall> {
         const logItem = this.options.logger.child({l: "call", incoming: false});
         const call = new GroupCall(makeId("conf-"), true, { 
             "m.name": name,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class CallHandler {
         this._calls.set(call.id, call);
 
         try {
-            await call.create(localMedia);
+            await call.create(callType);
             // store call info so it will ring again when reopening the app
             const txn = await this.options.storage.readWriteTxn([this.options.storage.storeNames.calls]);
             txn.calls.add({
diff --git a/src/matrix/calls/group/GroupCall.ts b/src/matrix/calls/group/GroupCall.ts
index 892ed67c..619c2c4f 100644
--- a/src/matrix/calls/group/GroupCall.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/calls/group/GroupCall.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export class GroupCall extends EventEmitter<{change: never}> {
     }
 
     /** @internal */
-    create(localMedia: LocalMedia): Promise<void> {
+    create(callType: "m.video" | "m.voice"): Promise<void> {
         return this.logItem.wrap("create", async log => {
             if (this._state !== GroupCallState.Fledgling) {
                 return;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class GroupCall extends EventEmitter<{change: never}> {
             this._state = GroupCallState.Creating;
             this.emitChange();
             this.callContent = Object.assign({
-                "m.type": localMedia.userMedia?.videoTrack ? "m.video" : "m.voice",
+                "m.type": callType,
             }, this.callContent);
             const request = this.options.hsApi.sendState(this.roomId, EventType.GroupCall, this.id, this.callContent!, {log});
             await request.response();