diff --git a/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py b/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py
index e481bf86..e1ac6eda 100644
--- a/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py
+++ b/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class TeamsbotService:
             if captureDiagnostics and captureDiagnostics.get("rms") is not None:
                 try:
                     rmsVal = float(captureDiagnostics.get("rms"))
-                    if rmsVal < 0.0015:
+                    if rmsVal < 0.0003:
                         logger.debug(f"[AudioChunk] Skipping silent audio ({len(audioBytes)} bytes, rms={rmsVal:.6f})")
                         return
                 except Exception:
@@ -763,32 +763,42 @@ class TeamsbotService:
         now = time.time()
         timeSinceLastCall = now - self._lastAiCallTime
 
-        # Bot name mentioned -> immediate trigger (OVERRIDES cooldown)
+        # Bot name detection — overrides the periodic cooldown but still
+        # respects a minimum re-trigger interval to prevent caption-event
+        # spam (multiple caption snapshots of the same utterance).
+        minNameRetriggerSeconds = 10
         botNameLower = self.config.botName.lower()
         transcriptLower = transcriptText.lower()
-        if botNameLower in transcriptLower:
-            logger.info(f"Trigger: Bot name '{self.config.botName}' detected in transcript (overrides cooldown): '{transcriptText[:60]}...'")
-            return True
 
-        # Also check first name and phonetically similar words (speech recognition artifacts)
-        botFirstName = botNameLower.split()[0] if " " in botNameLower else botNameLower
-        if len(botFirstName) >= 3:
-            for word in transcriptLower.split():
-                # Strip punctuation from word
-                cleanWord = word.strip(".,!?:;\"'()[]")
-                if not cleanWord or len(cleanWord) < 3:
-                    continue
-                # Exact first name match
-                if cleanWord == botFirstName:
-                    logger.info(f"Trigger: Bot first name '{botFirstName}' detected: '{transcriptText[:60]}...'")
-                    return True
-                # Simple phonetic similarity: same first letter, similar length, high character overlap
-                if cleanWord[0] == botFirstName[0] and abs(len(cleanWord) - len(botFirstName)) <= 2:
-                    common = sum(1 for c in set(botFirstName) if c in cleanWord)
-                    similarity = common / max(len(set(botFirstName)), len(set(cleanWord)))
-                    if similarity >= 0.6:
-                        logger.info(f"Trigger: Phonetically similar to '{botFirstName}' -> '{cleanWord}' (sim={similarity:.2f}): '{transcriptText[:60]}...'")
-                        return True
+        nameDetected = False
+        if botNameLower in transcriptLower:
+            nameDetected = True
+        else:
+            botFirstName = botNameLower.split()[0] if " " in botNameLower else botNameLower
+            if len(botFirstName) >= 3:
+                for word in transcriptLower.split():
+                    cleanWord = word.strip(".,!?:;\"'()[]")
+                    if not cleanWord or len(cleanWord) < 3:
+                        continue
+                    if cleanWord == botFirstName:
+                        nameDetected = True
+                        break
+                    if cleanWord[0] == botFirstName[0] and abs(len(cleanWord) - len(botFirstName)) <= 2:
+                        common = sum(1 for c in set(botFirstName) if c in cleanWord)
+                        similarity = common / max(len(set(botFirstName)), len(set(cleanWord)))
+                        if similarity >= 0.6:
+                            nameDetected = True
+                            break
+
+        if nameDetected:
+            if timeSinceLastCall < minNameRetriggerSeconds:
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"Trigger: Bot name detected but within re-trigger cooldown "
+                    f"({timeSinceLastCall:.1f}s < {minNameRetriggerSeconds}s)"
+                )
+                return False
+            logger.info(f"Trigger: Bot name detected in transcript: '{transcriptText[:60]}...'")
+            return True
 
         # Cooldown check (only for non-name triggers)
         if timeSinceLastCall < self.config.triggerCooldownSeconds: