diff --git a/app/components/ParticipantsMenu.tsx b/app/components/ParticipantsMenu.tsx
index 336e1950..256472ff 100644
--- a/app/components/ParticipantsMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/components/ParticipantsMenu.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ export const ParticipantsDialog: FC<ParticipantDialogProps> = ({
 	onOpenChange,
 }) => {
 	const { userMedia } = useRoomContext()
+	const allParticipants = [identity, ...otherUsers]
+		.filter((x): x is User => x !== undefined)
+		.sort((a, b) => {
+			const nameA = a.name.toLowerCase()
+			const nameB = b.name.toLowerCase()
+
+			if (nameA < nameB) return -1
+			if (nameA > nameB) return 1
+			return 0
+		})
 	return (
 		<Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
 			{children}
@@ -102,17 +112,19 @@ export const ParticipantsDialog: FC<ParticipantDialogProps> = ({
 							{participantCount(otherUsers.length + 1)}
 						</h2>
 						<ul className="space-y-2">
-							{identity && (
-								<UserListItem
-									user={identity}
-									audioTrack={userMedia.audioStreamTrack}
-								>
-									{identity.name}
-								</UserListItem>
+							{allParticipants.map((p) =>
+								p === identity ? (
+									<UserListItem
+										user={identity}
+										audioTrack={userMedia.audioStreamTrack}
+										key={identity.id}
+									>
+										{identity.name}
+									</UserListItem>
+								) : (
+									<OtherUser user={p} key={p.id} />
+								)
 							)}
-							{otherUsers.map((u) => (
-								<OtherUser user={u} key={u.id} />
-							))}
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 				</DialogContent>
diff --git a/app/utils/rxjs/inaudibleAudioTrack$.ts b/app/utils/rxjs/inaudibleAudioTrack$.ts
index 6f91065d..9be4f9b7 100644
--- a/app/utils/rxjs/inaudibleAudioTrack$.ts
+++ b/app/utils/rxjs/inaudibleAudioTrack$.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ export const inaudibleAudioTrack$ = new Observable<MediaStreamTrack>(
 
 		const oscillator = audioContext.createOscillator()
 		oscillator.type = 'triangle'
+		// roughly sounds like a box fan
 		oscillator.frequency.setValueAtTime(20, audioContext.currentTime)
 
 		const gainNode = audioContext.createGain()
-		gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(0.02, audioContext.currentTime)
+		// even w/ gain at 0 some packets are sent
+		gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(0, audioContext.currentTime)
 
 		oscillator.connect(gainNode)