diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index 5f00d0793..8e3522653 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ modules = {
     # If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
     #
     libpipewire-module-rtkit  = {
-                                  "#args" = "rt.prio=20 rt.time.soft=200000 rt.time.hard=200000"
+                                  "#args" = "nice.level = -11 rt.prio=20 rt.time.soft=200000 rt.time.hard=200000"
 				  flags = ifexists|nofail
 				}
     libpipewire-module-protocol-native = null
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ objects = {
     #spa-device-factory = { args = "factory.name=api.alsa.seq.bridge node.name=Internal-MIDI-Bridge" }
     #adapter = { args = "factory.name=audiotestsrc node.name=my-test" }
     #spa-node-factory  = { args = "factory.name=api.vulkan.compute.source node.name=my-compute-source" }
-    spa-node-factory = { args = "factory.name=support.node.driver node.name=Dummy priority.driver=8000" }
+
+    # A default dummy driver. This handles nodes marked with the "node.always-driver"
+    # property when no other driver is currently active. JACK clients need this.
+    spa-node-factory = { args = "factory.name=support.node.driver node.name=Dummy-Driver priority.driver=8000" }
 }
 
 exec = {