diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte
index c7a2d4d1e..c993681c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@
 			mediaRecorder.onstart = () => {
 				console.log('Recording started');
 				audioChunks = [];
-				analyseAudio(audioStream);
 			};
 
 			mediaRecorder.ondataavailable = (event) => {
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@
 				stopRecordingCallback();
 			};
 
-			mediaRecorder.start();
+			analyseAudio(audioStream);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -321,6 +320,9 @@
 				if (hasSound) {
 					// BIG RED TEXT
 					console.log('%c%s', 'color: red; font-size: 20px;', '🔊 Sound detected');
+					if (mediaRecorder && mediaRecorder.state !== 'recording') {
+						mediaRecorder.start();
+					}
 
 					if (!hasStartedSpeaking) {
 						hasStartedSpeaking = true;