diff --git a/apps/app_waitforsilence.c b/apps/app_waitforsilence.c
index 615eddbcee..64839f352e 100644
--- a/apps/app_waitforsilence.c
+++ b/apps/app_waitforsilence.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int do_waiting(struct ast_channel *chan, int maxsilence) {
 	int totalsilence = 0;
 	int dspsilence = 0;
 	int gotsilence = 0; 
-	static int silencethreshold = 64;
+	static int silencethreshold = 128;
 	int rfmt = 0;
 	int res = 0;
 	struct ast_dsp *sildet;	 /* silence detector dsp */