diff --git a/libs/camera-streamer.sh b/libs/camera-streamer.sh
index 885557d6..765ad7d5 100755
--- a/libs/camera-streamer.sh
+++ b/libs/camera-streamer.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ function run_ayucamstream() {
     # Enable camera-auto_reconnect by default
     start_param+=( --camera-auto_reconnect=1 )
 
+    # Force camera to be always active by default
+    start_param+=( --camera-force_active=1 )
+
     # Custom Flag Handling (append to defaults)
     if [[ -n "${cstm}" ]]; then
         start_param+=( "${cstm}" )