diff --git a/plugins/hikvision/package-lock.json b/plugins/hikvision/package-lock.json
index ba9062c3f..36f97f83b 100644
--- a/plugins/hikvision/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/hikvision/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/hikvision",
-   "version": "0.0.26",
+   "version": "0.0.28",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/hikvision",
-         "version": "0.0.26",
+         "version": "0.0.28",
          "license": "Apache",
          "dependencies": {
             "@mhoc/axios-digest-auth": "^0.7.0",
diff --git a/plugins/hikvision/package.json b/plugins/hikvision/package.json
index af82cdb30..9c33daac3 100644
--- a/plugins/hikvision/package.json
+++ b/plugins/hikvision/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/hikvision",
-   "version": "0.0.26",
+   "version": "0.0.28",
    "description": "HikVision Plugin for Scrypted",
    "author": "Scrypted",
    "license": "Apache",
diff --git a/plugins/hikvision/src/hikvision-camera-api.ts b/plugins/hikvision/src/hikvision-camera-api.ts
index 7422a2193..688571e56 100644
--- a/plugins/hikvision/src/hikvision-camera-api.ts
+++ b/plugins/hikvision/src/hikvision-camera-api.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ async function readEvent(readable: Readable): Promise<HikVisionCameraEvent | voi
     console.log('unhandled', Buffer.concat(buffers).toString());
 }
 
+export interface HikVisionCameraStreamSetup {
+    videoCodecType: string;
+    audioCodecType: string;
+}
+
 export class HikVisionCameraAPI {
     digestAuth: AxiosDigestAuth;
 
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ export class HikVisionCameraAPI {
         });
     }
 
-    async isH264Stream(): Promise<boolean> {
+    async checkStreamSetup(): Promise<HikVisionCameraStreamSetup> {
         const response = await this.digestAuth.request({
             method: "GET",
             responseType: 'text',
@@ -42,7 +47,13 @@ export class HikVisionCameraAPI {
 
         // this is bad:
         // <videoCodecType opt="H.264,H.265">H.265</videoCodecType>
-        return response.data.indexOf('>H.265</videoCodecType>') === -1;
+        const vcodec = response.data.match(/>(.*?)<\/videoCodecType>/);
+        const acodec = response.data.match(/>(.*?)<\/audioCompressionType>/);
+
+        return {
+            videoCodecType: vcodec[1],
+            audioCodecType: acodec[1],
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts b/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts
index 35c183b1d..2a29cccd8 100644
--- a/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ class HikVisionCamera extends RtspSmartCamera implements Camera {
         const client = new HikVisionCameraAPI(this.getHttpAddress(), this.getUsername(), this.getPassword());
 
         (async() => {
-            if (!await client.isH264Stream()) {
+            const streamSetup = await client.checkStreamSetup();
+            if (streamSetup.videoCodecType !== 'H.264') {
                 this.log.a('This camera is configured for H.265 on the main channel. Configuring it it for H.264 is recommended for optimal performance.');
             }
+            if (streamSetup.audioCodecType !== 'AAC') {
+                this.log.a('This camera is configured for H.265 on the main channel. Configuring it it for AAC is recommended for optimal performance.');
+            }
         })();
         return client;
     }
@@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ class HikVisionProvider extends RtspProvider {
     getAdditionalInterfaces() {
         return [
             ScryptedInterface.Camera,
-            ScryptedInterface.AudioSensor,
             ScryptedInterface.MotionSensor,
         ];
     }