diff --git a/app/telemetry/settings/documentedparam.cpp b/app/telemetry/settings/documentedparam.cpp
index dbdf17467..2807c8f46 100644
--- a/app/telemetry/settings/documentedparam.cpp
+++ b/app/telemetry/settings/documentedparam.cpp
@@ -587,9 +587,17 @@ static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<XParam>> get_parameters_list(){
                                "No effect if joy rc is disabled.");
     }
     {
-        append_int(ret,"AUDIO_ENABLE",
+        /*append_int(ret,"AUDIO_ENABLE",
                    ImprovedIntSetting::createEnumEnableDisable(),
                    "enables / disables audio streaming from air to ground. In development. Enabling automatically restarts the air unit !"
+                   );*/
+        auto audio_items=std::vector<ImprovedIntSetting::Item>{
+         {"DISABLE",0},
+         {"ENABLE",1},
+         {"TEST",100},
+         };
+        append_int(ret,"AUDIO_ENABLE",ImprovedIntSetting(0,1000000,audio_items),
+                "enables / disables audio streaming from air to ground. In development. Use test mode to validate your ground audio output."
                    );
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/qml/ui/elements/AppSettings.qml b/qml/ui/elements/AppSettings.qml
index bf603abe9..d4e7c6a50 100644
--- a/qml/ui/elements/AppSettings.qml
+++ b/qml/ui/elements/AppSettings.qml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Settings {
     property bool dev_force_show_full_screen: false
 
     // experimental
-    property bool dev_enable_live_audio_playback: false
+    property bool dev_enable_live_audio_playback: true
     // might / might not work
     property bool dev_set_swap_interval_zero: false