diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/core/DeviceReport.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/core/DeviceReport.kt
index 4bde1448a..a23c36458 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/core/DeviceReport.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/core/DeviceReport.kt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ object DeviceReport {
         k("FEX preset", SessionPrefs.fexPreset(context).ifEmpty { "FEX defaults" })
         k("Skip xalia", SessionPrefs.noXalia(context))
         k("proot without seccomp", SessionPrefs.prootNoSeccomp(context))
-        k("DirectAudio for games", SessionPrefs.directAudio(context))
+        k("DirectAudio (games and client)", SessionPrefs.directAudio(context))
         k("Microphone", SessionPrefs.micEnabled(context))
         k("On-screen controls", SessionPrefs.oscMode(context))
         k("Touch mode", SessionPrefs.touchMode(context))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/session/SessionPrefs.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/session/SessionPrefs.kt
index 10372c47d..1dec83576 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/session/SessionPrefs.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/steamdeck/launcher/session/SessionPrefs.kt
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ object SessionPrefs {
     }
 
     /**
-     * DirectAudio for the games the client launches: Wine's audio driver inside them replaced by
-     * ours, which talks to a helper on this side. The client itself keeps PulseAudio either way.
+     * DirectAudio: games' Wine audio driver and the client's own sound both go through the relay
+     * helper on this side. On unless the user turned it off; off, PulseAudio drives the device.
      */
-    fun directAudio(context: Context): Boolean = prefs(context).getBoolean("directAudio", false)
+    fun directAudio(context: Context): Boolean = prefs(context).getBoolean("directAudio", true)
 
     fun setDirectAudio(context: Context, on: Boolean) {
         prefs(context).edit().putBoolean("directAudio", on).apply()