diff --git a/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoBuilder.kt b/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoBuilder.kt
index acf07d7013..aa1657758a 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoBuilder.kt
+++ b/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoBuilder.kt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ import java.net.ConnectException
  * @property runForegroundServiceForCalls If set to true, when there is an active call the SDK will run a foreground service to keep the process alive. (default: true)
  * @property localSfuAddress Local SFU address (IP:port) to be used for testing. Leave null if not needed.
  * @property sounds Overwrite the default SDK sounds. See [Sounds].
- * @property crashOnMissingPermission If [permissionCheck] returns false there will be an exception.
  * @property permissionCheck Used to check for system permission based on call capabilities. See [StreamPermissionCheck].
+ * @property crashOnMissingPermission Throw an exception or just log an error if [permissionCheck] fails.
  * @property audioUsage Used to signal to the system how to treat the audio tracks (voip or media).
  *
  * @see build
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class StreamVideoBuilder @JvmOverloads constructor(
     private val runForegroundServiceForCalls: Boolean = true,
     private val localSfuAddress: String? = null,
     private val sounds: Sounds = Sounds(),
-    private val crashOnMissingPermission: Boolean = true,
+    private val crashOnMissingPermission: Boolean = false,
     private val permissionCheck: StreamPermissionCheck = DefaultStreamPermissionCheck(),
     private val audioUsage: Int = defaultAudioUsage,
 ) {
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public class StreamVideoBuilder @JvmOverloads constructor(
             testSfuAddress = localSfuAddress,
             sounds = sounds,
             permissionCheck = permissionCheck,
+            crashOnMissingPermission = crashOnMissingPermission,
             audioUsage = audioUsage,
         )
 
diff --git a/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoImpl.kt b/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoImpl.kt
index d9038ff06a..5cb548fb4c 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoImpl.kt
+++ b/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/StreamVideoImpl.kt
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ internal class StreamVideoImpl internal constructor(
     internal val runForegroundService: Boolean = true,
     internal val testSfuAddress: String? = null,
     internal val sounds: Sounds,
-    internal val crashOnMissingPermission: Boolean = true,
     internal val permissionCheck: StreamPermissionCheck = DefaultStreamPermissionCheck(),
+    internal val crashOnMissingPermission: Boolean = false,
     internal val audioUsage: Int = defaultAudioUsage,
 ) : StreamVideo, NotificationHandler by streamNotificationManager {
 
diff --git a/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/notifications/internal/service/CallService.kt b/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/notifications/internal/service/CallService.kt
index 5197b1346e..e578824c53 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/notifications/internal/service/CallService.kt
+++ b/stream-video-android-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/core/notifications/internal/service/CallService.kt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ internal class CallService : Service() {
                 if (streamVideo.crashOnMissingPermission) {
                     throw exception
                 } else {
-                    logger.e(exception) { "Ensure you have right permissions!" }
+                    logger.e(exception) { "Make sure all the required permissions are granted!" }
                 }
             }