diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c b/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
index 83214d018..04c6ba4b4 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ static int find_node(void *data, struct node *node)
 	int priority = 0;
 	uint64_t plugged = 0;
 	struct sm_device *device = node->obj->device;
+	const char *name;
+	bool is_default = false;
 
 	pw_log_debug(NAME " %p: looking at node '%d' enabled:%d state:%d peer:%p exclusive:%d",
 			impl, node->id, node->enabled, node->obj->info->state, node->peer, node->exclusive);
@@ -367,6 +369,16 @@ static int find_node(void *data, struct node *node)
 		pw_log_debug(".. incompatible media %s <-> %s", node->media, find->target->media);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if ((name = pw_properties_get(node->obj->obj.props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME)) != NULL) {
+		if (node->media && strcmp(node->media, "Audio") == 0) {
+			if (node->direction == PW_DIRECTION_INPUT &&
+			    impl->default_audio_sink != NULL)
+				is_default = strcmp(impl->default_audio_sink, name) == 0;
+			else if (node->direction == PW_DIRECTION_OUTPUT &&
+			    impl->default_audio_source != NULL)
+				is_default = strcmp(impl->default_audio_source, name) == 0;
+		}
+	}
 
 	plugged = node->plugged;
 	priority = node->priority;
@@ -380,7 +392,7 @@ static int find_node(void *data, struct node *node)
 	pw_log_debug(NAME " %p: found node '%d' %"PRIu64" prio:%d", impl,
 			node->id, plugged, priority);
 
-	if (find->node == NULL ||
+	if (find->node == NULL || is_default ||
 	    priority > find->priority ||
 	    (priority == find->priority && plugged > find->plugged)) {
 		pw_log_debug(NAME " %p: new best %d %" PRIu64, impl, priority, plugged);
@@ -640,13 +652,9 @@ static int move_node(struct impl *impl, const char *source, const char *target)
 	spa_list_for_each(n, &impl->node_list, link) {
 		struct pw_node_info *info;
 
-		pw_log_info("linked %d -> %d", n->obj->obj.id,
-				n->peer ? n->peer->obj->obj.id : SPA_ID_INVALID);
-
 		if (n->peer != src_node)
 			continue;
 
-		pw_log_info("linked %d", n->obj->obj.id);
 		if ((info = n->obj->info) == NULL)
 			continue;