diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 7a9f404..5b28663 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Sean Doran <sdoran35@gmail.com>
 # AUR updates are automated via GitHub Actions on version tag push
 pkgname=turn-up-arch
-pkgver=2.1.0
+pkgver=2.2.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="USB serial knob/button mixer daemon for PipeWire/PulseAudio on Linux"
 arch=('any')
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ea59e81..76a360f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "turnup"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.2.2"
 description = "USB serial knob/button mixer daemon for PipeWire/PulseAudio on Linux"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/src/turnup/audio.py b/src/turnup/audio.py
index 4f615c7..b7b5390 100644
--- a/src/turnup/audio.py
+++ b/src/turnup/audio.py
@@ -236,13 +236,17 @@ class PulseController:
     def set_app_volume(self, app_name: str, volume: float) -> None:
         volume = max(0.0, min(VOLUME_MAX, volume))
 
-        # Prefer the MPRIS2 path — it writes to the app's internal slider so the
+        # Try the MPRIS2 path — it writes to the app's internal slider so the
         # volume survives song transitions (e.g. Spotify resetting on new tracks).
-        if self._mpris and self._mpris.set_volume(app_name, volume):
-            log.debug("MPRIS set_volume: %r = %.4f", app_name, volume)
-            return
+        # We do NOT return early on success: PA-only apps (Brave, Discord, Electron)
+        # may coincidentally have an MPRIS player whose name matches the needle, but
+        # their actual output volume lives on the PA stream.  Always apply the PA
+        # correction so both MPRIS-capable and PA-only apps are handled correctly.
+        if self._mpris:
+            if self._mpris.set_volume(app_name, volume):
+                log.debug("MPRIS set_volume: %r = %.4f", app_name, volume)
 
-        # Fall back to PulseAudio stream volume.
+        # Apply PulseAudio stream volume (always, not just as MPRIS fallback).
         needle = app_name.lower()
         found  = False
         try:
diff --git a/src/turnup/turnupd.py b/src/turnup/turnupd.py
index 9520c93..3fbe48a 100755
--- a/src/turnup/turnupd.py
+++ b/src/turnup/turnupd.py
@@ -224,25 +224,23 @@ def reapply_app_volumes(config: dict, pulse: PulseController, knob_norms: list[f
     if not app_volumes:
         return
 
-    # Split targets into MPRIS-handled vs PA-only.
+    # Apply MPRIS volume for apps that support it (e.g. Spotify — persists across
+    # song transitions).  Do NOT skip the PA pass for apps where MPRIS succeeds:
+    # PA-only apps (Brave, Discord, Electron) may coincidentally match an MPRIS
+    # player by substring, but their actual output volume lives on the PA stream.
     mpris = pulse._mpris
-    pa_only: dict[str, float] = {}
+    if mpris:
+        for app_name, vol in app_volumes.items():
+            if mpris.set_volume(app_name, vol):
+                log.debug("reapply MPRIS: %r → %.4f", app_name, vol)
 
-    for app_name, vol in app_volumes.items():
-        if mpris and mpris.set_volume(app_name, vol):
-            log.debug("reapply MPRIS: %r → %.4f", app_name, vol)
-        else:
-            pa_only[app_name] = vol
-
-    if not pa_only:
-        return
-
-    # PA stream correction for non-MPRIS apps.
+    # PA stream correction — always applied for all configured targets so that
+    # PA-only apps (Brave, Discord, Electron) are not silently skipped.
     try:
         for inp in pulse._pulse.sink_input_list():
             name   = inp.proplist.get("application.name", "").lower()
             binary = inp.proplist.get("application.process.binary", "").lower()
-            for needle, vol in pa_only.items():
+            for needle, vol in app_volumes.items():
                 if needle in name or needle in binary:
                     current = inp.volume.value_flat
                     if abs(current - vol) > 0.01:
diff --git a/tests/test_audio.py b/tests/test_audio.py
index f1d73fb..7e984f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_audio.py
+++ b/tests/test_audio.py
@@ -176,11 +176,27 @@ class TestPulseControllerSetAppVolume:
         mpris.set_volume.return_value = True
 
         pulse = PulseController(mpris=mpris)
+        pulse._pulse.sink_input_list.return_value = []
         pulse.set_app_volume("spotify", 0.6)
 
         mpris.set_volume.assert_called_once_with("spotify", pytest.approx(0.6))
-        # PA stream should NOT be touched.
-        pulse._pulse.sink_input_list.assert_not_called()
+        # PA stream is always checked, even when MPRIS succeeds.
+        pulse._pulse.sink_input_list.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_pa_applied_even_when_mpris_succeeds(self, mock_pulse_lib):
+        """PA-only apps (Brave, Discord) must have PA volume set even when a
+        coincidentally-matching MPRIS player returns True from set_volume."""
+        mpris = MagicMock(spec=MPRISController)
+        mpris.set_volume.return_value = True  # MPRIS claims success (false positive)
+
+        inp = _make_sink_input("Brave", "brave", 1.0)
+        pulse = PulseController(mpris=mpris)
+        pulse._pulse.sink_input_list.return_value = [inp]
+
+        pulse.set_app_volume("brave", 0.4)
+
+        # PA write must happen regardless of MPRIS success.
+        pulse._pulse.volume_set_all_chans.assert_called_once_with(inp, pytest.approx(0.4))
 
     def test_falls_back_to_pa_when_mpris_fails(self, mock_pulse_lib):
         mpris = MagicMock(spec=MPRISController)