diff --git a/agents/src/multimodal/multimodal_agent.ts b/agents/src/multimodal/multimodal_agent.ts
index 4ab66c1..045ef86 100644
--- a/agents/src/multimodal/multimodal_agent.ts
+++ b/agents/src/multimodal/multimodal_agent.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type {
   LocalTrackPublication,
   RemoteAudioTrack,
   RemoteParticipant,
+  RemoteTrack,
+  RemoteTrackPublication,
   Room,
 } from '@livekit/rtc-node';
 import {
@@ -135,12 +137,17 @@ export class MultimodalAgent extends EventEmitter {
       this.#updateState();
 
       room.on(RoomEvent.ParticipantConnected, (participant: RemoteParticipant) => {
-        if (!this.linkedParticipant) {
+        // automatically link to the first participant that connects, if not already linked
+        if (this.linkedParticipant) {
           return;
         }
-
         this.#linkParticipant(participant.identity);
       });
+      room.on(RoomEvent.TrackPublished, () => {
+        // in case we are connected before the participant has published, we'd need to re-subscribe
+        this.#subscribeToMicrophone();
+      });
+      room.on(RoomEvent.TrackSubscribed, this.#handleTrackSubscription.bind(this));
 
       this.room = room;
       this.#participant = participant;
@@ -297,14 +304,50 @@ export class MultimodalAgent extends EventEmitter {
 
     if (this.linkedParticipant.trackPublications.size > 0) {
       this.#subscribeToMicrophone();
-    } else {
-      this.room.on(RoomEvent.TrackPublished, () => {
-        this.#subscribeToMicrophone();
-      });
+    }
+
+    // also check if already subscribed
+    for (const publication of this.linkedParticipant.trackPublications.values()) {
+      if (publication.source === TrackSource.SOURCE_MICROPHONE && publication.track) {
+        this.#handleTrackSubscription(publication.track, publication, this.linkedParticipant);
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
 
   #subscribeToMicrophone(): void {
+    if (!this.linkedParticipant) {
+      this.#logger.error('Participant is not set');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let microphonePublication: RemoteTrackPublication | undefined = undefined;
+    for (const publication of this.linkedParticipant.trackPublications.values()) {
+      if (publication.source === TrackSource.SOURCE_MICROPHONE) {
+        microphonePublication = publication;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!microphonePublication) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!microphonePublication.subscribed) {
+      microphonePublication.setSubscribed(true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  #handleTrackSubscription(
+    track: RemoteTrack,
+    publication: RemoteTrackPublication,
+    participant: RemoteParticipant,
+  ) {
+    if (
+      publication.source !== TrackSource.SOURCE_MICROPHONE ||
+      participant.identity !== this.linkedParticipant?.identity
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
     const readAudioStreamTask = async (audioStream: AudioStream) => {
       const bstream = new AudioByteStream(
         this.model.sampleRate,
@@ -319,46 +362,24 @@ export class MultimodalAgent extends EventEmitter {
         }
       }
     };
+    this.subscribedTrack = track;
 
-    if (!this.linkedParticipant) {
-      this.#logger.error('Participant is not set');
-      return;
+    if (this.readMicroTask) {
+      this.readMicroTask.cancel();
     }
 
-    for (const publication of this.linkedParticipant.trackPublications.values()) {
-      if (publication.source !== TrackSource.SOURCE_MICROPHONE) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (!publication.subscribed) {
-        publication.setSubscribed(true);
-      }
-
-      const track = publication.track;
-
-      if (track && track !== this.subscribedTrack) {
-        this.subscribedTrack = track;
-
-        if (this.readMicroTask) {
-          this.readMicroTask.cancel();
-        }
-
-        let cancel: () => void;
-        this.readMicroTask = {
-          promise: new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-            cancel = () => {
-              reject(new Error('Task cancelled'));
-            };
-            readAudioStreamTask(
-              new AudioStream(track, this.model.sampleRate, this.model.numChannels),
-            )
-              .then(resolve)
-              .catch(reject);
-          }),
-          cancel: () => cancel(),
+    let cancel: () => void;
+    this.readMicroTask = {
+      promise: new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        cancel = () => {
+          reject(new Error('Task cancelled'));
         };
-      }
-    }
+        readAudioStreamTask(new AudioStream(track, this.model.sampleRate, this.model.numChannels))
+          .then(resolve)
+          .catch(reject);
+      }),
+      cancel: () => cancel(),
+    };
   }
 
   #getLocalTrackSid(): string | null {