diff --git a/chat/static/chat/js/speechApi.js b/chat/static/chat/js/speechApi.js
index 1e33d1a..4655e4a 100644
--- a/chat/static/chat/js/speechApi.js
+++ b/chat/static/chat/js/speechApi.js
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ if ('webkitSpeechRecognition' in window) {
       if (["START", "INTRO"].includes(command.value)) {
         enableSpeech()
         myHandler()
-        window.startStats(streamingCallback, stats_delay)
       } else {
         sleeping = false
         if (!listening) {
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ async function speak(text) {
 
   if (useAvatar) {
     try {
+      window.startStats(streamingCallback, stats_delay)
       await window.talk(text, speakNoVideo)
     } catch (e) {
       window.log("🞙 Error retrieving video: " + e)
diff --git a/chat/static/chat/js/streaming-client-api.js b/chat/static/chat/js/streaming-client-api.js
index 77a4896..d41bbc6 100644
--- a/chat/static/chat/js/streaming-client-api.js
+++ b/chat/static/chat/js/streaming-client-api.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ let lastBytesReceived = 0
 let bytesSent = 0
 let isPlaying = false
 let statsStarted = false
+let triggered = false
 
 const talkVideo = document.getElementById("talk-video")
 talkVideo.setAttribute("playsinline", "")
@@ -193,25 +194,40 @@ window.startStats = (callback, frequency) => {
         (report) => report?.type == "inbound-rtp" && report.kind == "video"
       )
 
-      if (!hasStarted && inbound?.bytesReceived > lastBytesReceived) {
+      if (!triggered) {
+        lastBytesReceived = inbound?.bytesReceived
+        triggered = true
+        
+        window.log("▭ Playing has started")
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (triggered && !hasStarted && inbound?.bytesReceived > lastBytesReceived) {        
         lastBytesReceived = inbound?.bytesReceived
         hasStarted = true
 
-        window.log(`▭ Playing has started`)
+        window.log("▭ Playing was triggered")
         return
       }
 
-      if (hasStarted) {
+      if (hasStarted) {        
+        window.log("▭ hasStarted is true")
+
         if (inbound?.bytesReceived > lastBytesReceived) {
           isPlaying = true
           window.log(
             `▭ Bytes Received: ${lastBytesReceived} ${inbound?.bytesReceived}`
           )
+
           lastBytesReceived = inbound?.bytesReceived
           callback(false) // still playing
         } else {
           isPlaying = false
+          hasStarted = false
+          triggered = false
+
           window.log("▭ Stopped Playing")
+          window.stopStats()
           callback(true) // done playing
         }
       }
diff --git a/db.sqlite3 b/db.sqlite3
index e1ad48e..fbf7f65 100644
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