diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-newfeatures.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-newfeatures.sh
index 4ad3666db..1e707bd3b 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-newfeatures.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-newfeatures.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ set -e
 echo " "
 bashio::log.info "Adding new features"
 
+# Add analysis in 24 bits
+if bashio::config.true "24BITS_ANALYSIS"; then
+    echo "... using 24 bits instead of 64 bits for wav analysis. Use only if you feed a 24 bits stream. For info, the model is trained in 16bits"
+    sed -i "s|s16le|s24le|g" "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birdnet_recording.sh
+fi
+
 # Add species conversion system
 ###############################
 if bashio::config.true "SPECIES_CONVERTER_ENABLED"; then