diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
index 6abbc63..abdd557 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { getCookieOptions } from '../utils/cookie-utils.js';
 export const generateParticipantToken = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 	const participantService = container.get(ParticipantService);
-	const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
 	const participantOptions: ParticipantOptions = req.body;
 	const { roomId } = participantOptions;
 
@@ -40,11 +39,6 @@ export const generateParticipantToken = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	try {
 		logger.verbose(`Generating participant token for room '${roomId}'`);
 
-		// If participantName is provided, create the Livekit room if it doesn't exist
-		if (participantOptions.participantName) {
-			await roomService.createLivekitRoom(roomId);
-		}
-
 		const token = await participantService.generateOrRefreshParticipantToken(participantOptions, currentRoles);
 		res.cookie(INTERNAL_CONFIG.PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME, token, getCookieOptions('/'));
 		return res.status(200).json({ token });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts b/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
index c060595..8a70fea 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export class ParticipantService {
 				throw errorRoomClosed(roomId);
 			}
 
+			// Create the Livekit room if it doesn't exist
+			await this.roomService.createLivekitRoom(roomId);
+
 			if (refresh) {
 				if (!participantIdentity) {
 					throw errorParticipantIdentityNotProvided();