diff --git a/lass/2configs/pulse.nix b/lass/2configs/pulse.nix
index 373207461..55efaea13 100644
--- a/lass/2configs/pulse.nix
+++ b/lass/2configs/pulse.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let
   '';
 
   daemonConf = pkgs.writeText "daemon.conf" ''
-    exit-idle-time=0
+    exit-idle-time=-1
     flat-volumes = no
     default-fragments = 4
     default-fragment-size-msec = 25