diff --git a/apps/renderer.c b/apps/renderer.c
index fad45801011e58326c4514e7dc1318f2e8262b4e..6a9d7ccfc37fd3f87ae3c5da1b1f0317bd21571b 100644
--- a/apps/renderer.c
+++ b/apps/renderer.c
@@ -577,7 +577,13 @@ int main(
     switch ( error )
     {
         case IVAS_ERR_OK:
-            if ( inFileSampleRate != args.sampleRate )
+            /* If sampling rate not given on command line, use the one from wav file */
+            if ( args.sampleRate == 0 )
+            {
+                args.sampleRate = inFileSampleRate;
+            }
+            /* else if sampling rate given on command line, compare with wav file */
+            else if ( inFileSampleRate != args.sampleRate )
             {
                 fprintf( stderr, "Sampling rate mismatch: %d Hz requested, but %d Hz found in file %s\n", args.sampleRate, inFileSampleRate, args.inputFilePath );
                 exit( -1 );