diff --git a/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/alsa.conf b/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/alsa.conf
index 39548a42..05560f2a 100644
--- a/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/alsa.conf
+++ b/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/alsa.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ wireplumber.settings = {
 
   # These properties override node defaults when running in a virtual machine.
   # The rules below still override those.
-  monitor.vm.node.defaults = {
+  monitor.alsa.vm.node.defaults = {
     api.alsa.period-size = 256
     api.alsa.headroom = 8192
   }
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ wireplumber.settings = {
           # channelmix.hilbert-taps = 0
           # channelmix.disable     = false
           # dither.noise           = 0
+          # dither.method          = "none"
           # audio.channels         = 2
           # audio.format           = "S16LE"
           # audio.rate             = 44100
diff --git a/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/device.conf b/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/device.conf
index f11d50b4..52e82e08 100644
--- a/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/device.conf
+++ b/src/config/wireplumber.conf.d/device.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ wireplumber.settings = {
   # device.echo-cancel-source-name = "echo-cancel-source"
 
   # device default volume level
-  # device.default-volume = 0.5
+  # device.default-volume = 0.064
+  # device.default-input-volume = 1.0
 
   # Sets persistent device profiles that should never be changed, when
   # wireplumber is running, even if a new profile with higher priority becomes
diff --git a/src/scripts/monitors/alsa.lua b/src/scripts/monitors/alsa.lua
index 4c51cd7d..7fa3f680 100644
--- a/src/scripts/monitors/alsa.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/monitors/alsa.lua
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function createNode(parent, id, obj_type, factory, properties)
   end
 
   -- apply VM overrides
-  local vm_overrides = config_settings["vm.node.defaults"]
+  local vm_overrides = config_settings ["monitor.alsa.vm.node.defaults"]
   if nonempty(Core.get_vm_type()) and type(vm_overrides) == "table" then
     for k, v in pairs(vm_overrides) do
       properties[k] = v