diff --git a/internal/config/capture.go b/internal/config/capture.go
index 6ff91461..5b47635b 100644
--- a/internal/config/capture.go
+++ b/internal/config/capture.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Capture struct {
 
 func (Capture) Init(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	// audio
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("capture.audio.device", "auto_null.monitor", "audio device to capture")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("capture.audio.device", "audio_output.monitor", "audio device to capture")
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("capture.audio.device", cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("capture.audio.device")); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/default.pa b/runtime/default.pa
index b0a26b10..5ceb8624 100644
--- a/runtime/default.pa
+++ b/runtime/default.pa
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/pulseaudio -nF
 
-# Allow pulse audio to be accessed via TCP (from localhost only), to allow other users to access the virtual devices
+#### Create virtual output device sink
+load-module module-null-sink sink_name=audio_output sink_properties=device.description="Virtual_Audio_Output"
+
+#### Create virtual input device sink
+load-module module-null-sink sink_name=audio_input sink_properties=device.description="Virtual_Audio_Input"
+
+#### Create a virtual audio source linked up to the virtual input device
+load-module module-virtual-source source_name=microphone master=audio_input.monitor source_properties=device.description="Virtual_Microphone"
+
+#### Allow pulse audio to be accessed via TCP (from localhost only), to allow other users to access the virtual devices
 load-module module-native-protocol-unix socket=/tmp/pulseaudio.socket auth-anonymous=1
 
 ### Make sure we always have a sink around, even if it is a null sink.