diff --git a/packages/client/src/devices/MicrophoneManager.ts b/packages/client/src/devices/MicrophoneManager.ts
index 266a54bae0..a155be417a 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/devices/MicrophoneManager.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/devices/MicrophoneManager.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export class MicrophoneManager extends AudioDeviceManager<MicrophoneManagerState
           const devices = await firstValueFrom(this.listDevices());
           const label = devices.find((d) => d.deviceId === deviceId)?.label;
 
+          let lastCapturesAudio: boolean | undefined;
           this.noAudioDetectorCleanup = createNoAudioDetector(mediaStream, {
             noAudioThresholdMs: this.silenceThresholdMs,
             emitIntervalMs: this.silenceThresholdMs,
@@ -169,7 +170,12 @@ export class MicrophoneManager extends AudioDeviceManager<MicrophoneManagerState
                 deviceId,
                 label,
               };
-              this.call.tracer.trace('mic.capture_report', event);
+
+              if (capturesAudio !== lastCapturesAudio) {
+                lastCapturesAudio = capturesAudio;
+                this.call.tracer.trace('mic.capture_report', event);
+              }
+
               this.call.streamClient.dispatchEvent(event);
             },
           });