diff --git a/network_audio_streaming/audio_source.py b/network_audio_streaming/audio_source.py
index 1f85b43..50abad6 100644
--- a/network_audio_streaming/audio_source.py
+++ b/network_audio_streaming/audio_source.py
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
 def callback(indata, frames, time, status):
     sock.sendto(indata.tobytes(), (IP, PORT))
 
-with sd.InputStream(samplerate=SAMPLERATE, channels=CHANNELS, blocksize=CHUNK, callback=callback):
+with sd.InputStream(samplerate=SAMPLERATE, channels=CHANNELS, dtype='int16', blocksize=CHUNK, callback=callback):
     print("Streaming audio...")
     input()  # Press Enter to stop
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