diff --git a/src/libprojectM/Renderer/BeatDetect.cpp b/src/libprojectM/Renderer/BeatDetect.cpp
index 422179e77..072f8caea 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/Renderer/BeatDetect.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/Renderer/BeatDetect.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ void BeatDetect::reset()
 
 void BeatDetect::calculateBeatStatistics()
 {
+    vol_old = vol;
+
     size_t constexpr fft_length = fftLength;
     float vdataL[fftLength];
     float vdataR[fftLength];