diff --git a/packages/room/peer/peer.js b/packages/room/peer/peer.js
index 0f5dc0f9..f5c391c0 100644
--- a/packages/room/peer/peer.js
+++ b/packages/room/peer/peer.js
@@ -806,10 +806,13 @@ export const createPeer = ({ api, createStream, event, streams, config }) => {
         }
 
         internalChannel.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
-          const data = JSON.parse(event.data)
+          const jsonData = JSON.parse(event.data)
 
-          if (data.type === 'vad_started' || data.type === 'vad_ended') {
-            this._onVoiceActivity(data)
+          if (
+            jsonData.type === 'vad_started' ||
+            jsonData.type === 'vad_ended'
+          ) {
+            this._onVoiceActivity(jsonData.data)
           }
         })
       }
diff --git a/packages/room/stream/stream.js b/packages/room/stream/stream.js
index 9cc4df10..9205bc50 100644
--- a/packages/room/stream/stream.js
+++ b/packages/room/stream/stream.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const createStream = () => {
     source
     mediaStream
     audioLevel
+    lastVoiceActivity
 
     /**
      * @param {import('./stream-types.js').RoomStreamType.StreamParameters} streamParameters
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export const createStream = () => {
       this.source = source
       this.mediaStream = mediaStream
       this.audioLevel = 0
+      this.lastVoiceActivity = 0
     }
 
     /**
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ export const createStream = () => {
         for (const level of activity.audioLevels) {
           this.audioLevel = level.audioLevel
           this.#triggerVoiceActivityEvent(this.audioLevel)
+          this.lastVoiceActivity = Date.now()
         }
       } else {
         this.audioLevel = 0
@@ -79,19 +82,7 @@ export const createStream = () => {
     createInstance: (data) => {
       const stream = new Stream(data)
 
-      return Object.freeze({
-        id: stream.id,
-        clientId: stream.clientId,
-        name: stream.name,
-        origin: stream.origin,
-        source: stream.source,
-        mediaStream: stream.mediaStream,
-        audioLevel: 0,
-        replaceTrack: stream.replaceTrack,
-        addVoiceActivity: stream.addVoiceActivity,
-        addEventListener: stream.addEventListener,
-        removeEventListener: stream.removeEventListener,
-      })
+      return stream
     },
   }
 }