diff --git a/modules/module-si-convert.c b/modules/module-si-convert.c
index 6bfc17bf..919a88ab 100644
--- a/modules/module-si-convert.c
+++ b/modules/module-si-convert.c
@@ -269,16 +269,24 @@ si_convert_activate_execute_step (WpSessionItem * item,
 
       /* Create the convert properties based on the adapter properties */
       node_props = wp_proxy_get_properties (WP_PROXY (node));
-      props = wp_properties_copy (node_props);
+      props = wp_properties_new (
+          PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS, "Audio/Convert",
+          PW_KEY_FACTORY_NAME, SPA_NAME_AUDIO_CONVERT,
+          /* make it a driver, so that it activates when linked */
+          PW_KEY_NODE_DRIVER, "true",
+          /* the default mode is 'split', which breaks audio in this case */
+          "factory.mode", "convert",
+          NULL);
       wp_properties_setf (props, PW_KEY_OBJECT_PATH, "%s:%s",
-          wp_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_OBJECT_PATH),
+          wp_properties_get (node_props, PW_KEY_OBJECT_PATH),
           self->name);
-      wp_properties_setf (props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s/%s/%s",
+      wp_properties_setf (props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s.%s.%s",
           SPA_NAME_AUDIO_CONVERT,
-          wp_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME),
+          wp_properties_get (node_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME),
           self->name);
-      wp_properties_set (props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS, "Audio/Convert");
-      wp_properties_set (props, PW_KEY_FACTORY_NAME, SPA_NAME_AUDIO_CONVERT);
+      wp_properties_setf (props, PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION,
+          "Stream volume for %s: %s",
+          wp_properties_get (node_props, PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION), self->name);
 
       /* Create the node */
       self->node = wp_node_new_from_factory (core, "spa-node-factory",
diff --git a/tests/modules/config-endpoint.c b/tests/modules/config-endpoint.c
index 62b8ff0b..c2b70a5b 100644
--- a/tests/modules/config-endpoint.c
+++ b/tests/modules/config-endpoint.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ config_endpoint_setup (TestConfigEndpointFixture *f, gconstpointer data)
 
     g_assert_cmpint (pw_context_add_spa_lib (f->base.server.context,
             "audiotestsrc", "audiotestsrc/libspa-audiotestsrc"), ==, 0);
+    g_assert_cmpint (pw_context_add_spa_lib (f->base.server.context,
+            "audio.convert", "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"), ==, 0);
     g_assert_nonnull (pw_context_load_module (f->base.server.context,
             "libpipewire-module-spa-node-factory", NULL, NULL));
     g_assert_nonnull (pw_context_load_module (f->base.server.context,
diff --git a/tests/modules/config-policy.c b/tests/modules/config-policy.c
index 5c33117e..9e8dbb1f 100644
--- a/tests/modules/config-policy.c
+++ b/tests/modules/config-policy.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ config_policy_setup (TestFixture *f, gconstpointer user_data)
             "fake*", "test/libspa-test"), ==, 0);
     g_assert_cmpint (pw_context_add_spa_lib (f->base.server.context,
             "audiotestsrc", "audiotestsrc/libspa-audiotestsrc"), ==, 0);
+    g_assert_cmpint (pw_context_add_spa_lib (f->base.server.context,
+            "audio.convert", "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"), ==, 0);
     g_assert_nonnull (pw_context_load_module (f->base.server.context,
             "libpipewire-module-spa-node-factory", NULL, NULL));
     g_assert_nonnull (pw_context_load_module (f->base.server.context,
diff --git a/tests/modules/si-audio-softdsp-endpoint.c b/tests/modules/si-audio-softdsp-endpoint.c
index fd955a80..00218781 100644
--- a/tests/modules/si-audio-softdsp-endpoint.c
+++ b/tests/modules/si-audio-softdsp-endpoint.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ test_si_audio_softdsp_endpoint_setup (TestFixture * f, gconstpointer user_data)
             "fake*", "test/libspa-test"), ==, 0);
     g_assert_cmpint (pw_context_add_spa_lib (f->base.server.context,
             "audiotestsrc", "audiotestsrc/libspa-audiotestsrc"), ==, 0);
+    g_assert_cmpint (pw_context_add_spa_lib (f->base.server.context,
+            "audio.convert", "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"), ==, 0);
     g_assert_nonnull (pw_context_load_module (f->base.server.context,
             "libpipewire-module-spa-node-factory", NULL, NULL));
     g_assert_nonnull (pw_context_load_module (f->base.server.context,