diff --git a/plugins/love-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/love-resources/src/utils.ts
index db68b04cab..b8295c0ad0 100644
--- a/plugins/love-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/love-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ lk.on(RoomEvent.Connected, () => {
   sendMessage({ type: 'connect', value: true })
   isCurrentInstanceConnected.set(true)
   isRecording.set(lk.isRecording)
-  initRoomMetadata(lk.metadata)
+  void initRoomMetadata(lk.metadata)
   Analytics.handleEvent(LoveEvents.ConnectedToRoom)
 })
 lk.on(RoomEvent.Disconnected, () => {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ lk.on(RoomEvent.Disconnected, () => {
   Analytics.handleEvent(LoveEvents.DisconnectedFromRoom)
 })
 
-function initRoomMetadata (metadata: string | undefined): void {
+async function initRoomMetadata (metadata: string | undefined): Promise<void> {
   let data: RoomMetadata
   try {
     data = metadata == null || metadata === '' ? {} : JSON.parse(metadata)
@@ -420,11 +420,11 @@ function initRoomMetadata (metadata: string | undefined): void {
     (data.transcription == null || data.transcription === TranscriptionStatus.Idle) &&
     room?.startWithTranscription === true
   ) {
-    void startTranscription(room)
+    await startTranscription(room)
   }
 
-  if (get(isRecordingAvailable) && data.recording == null && room?.startWithRecording === true) {
-    void record(room)
+  if (data.recording == null && room?.startWithRecording === true) {
+    await record(room)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/ai-bot/pod-ai-bot/src/workspace/love.ts b/services/ai-bot/pod-ai-bot/src/workspace/love.ts
index 18b7edc9c5..78c414ab79 100644
--- a/services/ai-bot/pod-ai-bot/src/workspace/love.ts
+++ b/services/ai-bot/pod-ai-bot/src/workspace/love.ts
@@ -115,12 +115,8 @@ export class LoveController {
   }
 
   async connect (request: ConnectMeetingRequest): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.connectedRooms.has(request.roomId)) return
-
-    this.roomSidById.set(request.roomId, request.roomSid)
-    this.connectedRooms.add(request.roomId)
-
     const room = await this.getRoom(request.roomId)
+
     if (room === undefined) {
       this.ctx.error('Room not found', request)
       this.roomSidById.delete(request.roomId)
@@ -128,22 +124,23 @@ export class LoveController {
       return
     }
 
+    this.roomSidById.set(request.roomId, request.roomSid)
+    this.connectedRooms.add(request.roomId)
+
     this.ctx.info('Connecting', { room: room.name, roomId: room._id })
 
     if (request.transcription) {
-      const roomTokenName = getTokenRoomName(this.workspace, room.name, room._id)
-      const isTranscriptionStarted = await startTranscription(this.token, roomTokenName, room.name, request.language)
-
-      if (!isTranscriptionStarted) {
-        this.roomSidById.delete(request.roomId)
-        this.connectedRooms.delete(request.roomId)
-        return
-      }
+      await this.requestTranscription(room, request.language)
     }
 
     await this.createAiParticipant(room)
   }
 
+  async requestTranscription (room: Room, language: RoomLanguage): Promise<void> {
+    const roomTokenName = getTokenRoomName(this.workspace, room.name, room._id)
+    await startTranscription(this.token, roomTokenName, room.name, language)
+  }
+
   async disconnect (roomId: Ref<Room>): Promise<void> {
     this.ctx.info('Disconnecting', { roomId })