diff --git a/audio/audio.go b/audio/audio.go
index 70a7cb2..933cabd 100644
--- a/audio/audio.go
+++ b/audio/audio.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func (au *Audio) ProcessInput(conn *ircevent.Connection, channel string) error {
 		}
 
 		empty := make([]float32, len(out))
-		if !au.Deafened {
-			select {
-			case str := <-au.OutBuffer:
+		select {
+		case str := <-au.OutBuffer:
+			if !au.Deafened {
 				raw, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(str)
 				if err != nil {
 					break
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ func (au *Audio) ProcessInput(conn *ircevent.Connection, channel string) error {
 				if _, err = dec.DecodeFloat32(raw, out); err != nil {
 					break
 				}
-			default:
-				copy(out, empty)
 			}
+		default:
+			copy(out, empty)
 		}
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 68d397a..6d7977e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (m model) View() (s string) {
 			status = deafened
 		} else if user.isMuted {
 			status = muted
-		} else if user.lastSpoke.Add(time.Second * 2).After(time.Now()) {
+		} else if user.lastSpoke.Add(time.Millisecond * 100).After(time.Now()) {
 			status = speaking
 			nickStyled = nick
 		}