diff --git a/ext/srt/gstsrt.c b/ext/srt/gstsrt.c
index d780df84bb..2f409a2b0e 100644
--- a/ext/srt/gstsrt.c
+++ b/ext/srt/gstsrt.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ gst_srt_client_connect (GstElement * elem, int sender,
   srt_setsockopt (sock, 0, SRTO_TSBPDMODE, &(int) {
       1}, sizeof (int));
 
-  /* This is a sink, we're always a receiver */
   srt_setsockopt (sock, 0, SRTO_SENDER, &sender, sizeof (int));
 
   srt_setsockopt (sock, 0, SRTO_TSBPDDELAY, &latency, sizeof (int));
diff --git a/ext/srt/gstsrtclientsink.c b/ext/srt/gstsrtclientsink.c
index 3ab0983148..ab3ef4a643 100644
--- a/ext/srt/gstsrtclientsink.c
+++ b/ext/srt/gstsrtclientsink.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ gst_srt_client_sink_start (GstBaseSink * sink)
   GstSRTBaseSink *base = GST_SRT_BASE_SINK (sink);
   GstUri *uri = gst_uri_ref (GST_SRT_BASE_SINK (self)->uri);
 
-  priv->sock = gst_srt_client_connect (GST_ELEMENT (sink), FALSE,
+  priv->sock = gst_srt_client_connect (GST_ELEMENT (sink), TRUE,
       gst_uri_get_host (uri), gst_uri_get_port (uri), priv->rendez_vous,
       priv->bind_address, priv->bind_port, base->latency,
       &priv->sockaddr, &priv->poll_id, base->passphrase, base->key_length);