diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index f270d626..dd1a1df9 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -468,12 +468,12 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
     task.doConferenceHold(this, opts);
   }
 
-  async _lccConfMute(callSid, mute) {
+  async _lccConfMuteStatus(callSid, opts) {
     const task = this.currentTask;
     if (!task || TaskName.Conference !== task.name || !this.isInConference) {
-      return this.logger.info('CallSession:_lccConfMute - invalid command as call is not in conference');
+      return this.logger.info('CallSession:_lccConfHoldStatus - invalid command as call is not in conference');
     }
-    task.doConferenceMuteNonModerators(this, mute);
+    task.doConferenceMuteNonModerators(this, opts);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
     else if (opts.conf_hold_status) {
       await this._lccConfHoldStatus(callSid, opts);
     }
-    else if ('mute_conference' in opts) {
-      await this._lccConfMute(callSid, opts.mute_conference);
+    else if (opts.conf_mute_status) {
+      await this._lccConfMuteStatus(callSid, opts);
     }
 
     // whisper may be the only thing we are asked to do, or it may that
diff --git a/lib/tasks/conference.js b/lib/tasks/conference.js
index ae023bac..440bbf25 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/conference.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/conference.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Conference extends Task {
 
     this.confName = this.data.name;
     [
-      'beep', 'startConferenceOnEnter', 'endConferenceOnExit',
+      'beep', 'startConferenceOnEnter', 'endConferenceOnExit', 'joinMuted',
       'maxParticipants', 'waitHook', 'statusHook', 'endHook', 'enterHook'
     ].forEach((attr) => this[attr] = this.data[attr]);
 
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ class Conference extends Task {
 
     const opts = {};
     if (this.endConferenceOnExit) Object.assign(opts, {flags: {endconf: true}});
+    if (this.startConferenceOnEnter) Object.assign(opts, {flags: {moderator: true}});
+    if (this.joinMuted) Object.assign(opts, {flags: {mute: true}});
+
     try {
       const {memberId, confUuid} = await this.ep.join(this.confName, opts);
       this.logger.debug({memberId, confUuid}, `Conference:_joinConference: successfully joined ${this.confName}`);
@@ -379,7 +382,8 @@ class Conference extends Task {
     this.emitter.emit('join', opts);
   }
 
-  async doConferenceMuteNonModerators(cs, mute) {
+  async doConferenceMuteNonModerators(cs, opts) {
+    const mute = opts.conf_mute_status === 'mute';
     assert (cs.isInConference);
 
     this.logger.info(`Conference:doConferenceMuteNonModerators ${mute ? 'muting' : 'unmuting'} non-moderators`);
diff --git a/lib/tasks/specs.json b/lib/tasks/specs.json
index 0db0ae81..0282f8c1 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/specs.json
+++ b/lib/tasks/specs.json
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
       "startConferenceOnEnter": "boolean",
       "endConferenceOnExit": "boolean",
       "maxParticipants": "number",
+      "joinMuted": "boolean",
       "actionHook": "object|string",
       "waitHook": "object|string",
       "statusEvents": "array",