diff --git a/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/device/DeviceConfiguration.java b/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/device/DeviceConfiguration.java
index db3d2563ece67dc1ea09bdee371e2efd90c71793..3c7c4660d9c6f6b475051ff05932e2a316e7bc1d 100644
--- a/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/device/DeviceConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/device/DeviceConfiguration.java
@@ -852,7 +852,10 @@ public int getVideoMaxBandwidth()
             if (cfg != null)
                 value = cfg.getInt(PROP_VIDEO_MAX_BANDWIDTH, value);
 
-            videoMaxBandwidth = value;
+            if(value > 0)
+                videoMaxBandwidth = value;
+            else
+                videoMaxBandwidth = DEFAULT_VIDEO_MAX_BANDWIDTH;
         }
         return videoMaxBandwidth;
     }