diff --git a/src/hooks/useSpeechAudioCapture.ts b/src/hooks/useSpeechAudioCapture.ts
index 6d765fb..c97b96f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSpeechAudioCapture.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSpeechAudioCapture.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ export function useVoiceStream(callbacks: VoiceStreamCallbacks): VoiceStreamApi
     }
   }, []);
 
+  const statusRef = useRef<VoiceStreamStatus>('idle');
+  const _setStatusTracked = useCallback((next: VoiceStreamStatus) => {
+    statusRef.current = next;
+    _setStatus(next);
+  }, [_setStatus]);
+
   const stop = useCallback(() => {
     stoppingRef.current = true;
     _stopRecorder();
@@ -113,12 +119,6 @@ export function useVoiceStream(callbacks: VoiceStreamCallbacks): VoiceStreamApi
     };
   }, []);
 
-  const statusRef = useRef<VoiceStreamStatus>('idle');
-  const _setStatusTracked = useCallback((next: VoiceStreamStatus) => {
-    statusRef.current = next;
-    _setStatus(next);
-  }, [_setStatus]);
-
   const start = useCallback(async (language?: string, sttOpenOptions?: SttStreamOpenOptions) => {
     if (statusRef.current === 'listening' || statusRef.current === 'connecting') return;
     stoppingRef.current = false;