diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
index e02ab14ab1..f0a0ab4e95 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
@@ -1716,8 +1716,10 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(int reload_type)
 					switch_sleep(10000);
 					skypiax_signaling_write(&globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id], "SET WINDOWSTATE MINIMIZED");
 					switch_sleep(10000);
-					skypiax_signaling_write(&globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id], "SET SILENT_MODE ON");
+#ifdef WIN32
+					skypiax_signaling_write(&globals.SKYPIAX_INTERFACES[interface_id], "SET WINDOWSTATE MINIMIZED");
 					switch_sleep(10000);
+#endif
 				} else {
 					ERRORA
 						("The Skype client to which we are connected FAILED to gave us CURRENTUSERHANDLE=%s, interface_id=%d FAILED to start. No Skype client logged in as '%s' has been found. Please (re)launch a Skype client logged in as '%s'. Skypiax exiting now\n",