diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp
index 3d23881e6..afe9f4db0 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void SSBDemod::processOneSample(Complex &ci)
             m_sum.imag(0.0);
         }
 
-        float agcVal = m_agcActive ? m_agc.feedAndGetValue(sideband[i]) : 10.0; // 10.0 for 3276.8, 1.0 for 327.68
+        float agcVal = m_agcActive ? m_agc.feedAndGetValue(sideband[i]) : 0.1;
         fftfilt::cmplx& delayedSample = m_squelchDelayLine.readBack(m_agc.getStepDownDelay());
         m_audioActive = delayedSample.real() != 0.0;
         m_squelchDelayLine.write(sideband[i]*agcVal);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void SSBDemod::processOneSample(Complex &ci)
         }
         else
         {
-            fftfilt::cmplx z = delayedSample * m_agc.getStepValue();
+            fftfilt::cmplx z = m_agcActive ? delayedSample * m_agc.getStepValue() : delayedSample;
 
             if (m_audioBinaual)
             {
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
index 9990d021e..db57b8db2 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ void SSBDemodSettings::resetToDefaults()
     m_audioMute = false;
     m_agc = false;
     m_agcClamping = false;
-    m_agcPowerThreshold = -40;
+    m_agcPowerThreshold = -100;
     m_agcThresholdGate = 4;
     m_agcTimeLog2 = 7;
     m_rfBandwidth = 3000;
     m_lowCutoff = 300;
-    m_volume = 3.0;
+    m_volume = 1.0;
     m_spanLog2 = 3;
     m_inputFrequencyOffset = 0;
     m_rgbColor = QColor(0, 255, 0).rgb();