diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/Convos/ConvoFooterView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/Convos/ConvoFooterView.swift
index cc1b0b6..e025a95 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/Convos/ConvoFooterView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/Convos/ConvoFooterView.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 struct ConvoFooterView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var convoVM: ConvoViewModel
     @EnvironmentObject var authSessionStore: AuthSessionStore
+    @EnvironmentObject var innerCircleVM: InnerCircleViewModel
     
     @State private var convoRelativeTime = ""
     @State private var selectedConvo: Convo? = nil
@@ -94,8 +95,11 @@ struct ConvoFooterView: View {
                         Button {
                             print("disconnecting user now ")
                             
+                            self.innerCircleVM.setupMessagingAudioSession()
+                            
                             self.convoVM.leaveConvo()
-                                                    
+                            
+                            
                             // show success or failure toast
                         } label: {
                             Label("Call", systemImage: "powerplug.fill")
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/CircleGridView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/CircleGridView.swift
index cee0a68..1e5cf8c 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/CircleGridView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/CircleGridView.swift
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct CircleGridView: View {
                             x: honeycombOffSetX(value),
                             y: 0
                         )
-                        .id("\(value)") // id for scrollviewreader
+//                        .id("\(value)") // id for scrollviewreader
                         .frame(height: Self.size)
                         .onTapGesture {
                             // if not in a call already
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleView.swift
index a8d8939..b8cb158 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleView.swift
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct InnerCircleView: View {
             
             ConvoFooterView()
                 .environmentObject(self.convoViewModel)
+                .environmentObject(self.innerCircleVM)
         }
         .alert(self.alertText, isPresented: self.$alertActive) {
 
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift
index a116be2..1a85213 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ class InnerCircleViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     override init() {
         super.init()
         
+        self.setupMessagingAudioSession()
+    }
+}
+
+// audio stuff
+extension InnerCircleViewModel {
+    func setupMessagingAudioSession() {
         // separate set up for listening vs recording
         do {
             try audioSession.setCategory(.playAndRecord, mode: .default, options: [.duckOthers, .allowBluetooth, .allowBluetoothA2DP])
@@ -108,10 +115,7 @@ class InnerCircleViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
             print("Can not setup the Recording")
         }
     }
-}
-
-// audio stuff
-extension InnerCircleViewModel {
+    
     func startRecording() {
         let filePath = getTemporaryDirectory().appendingPathComponent("\(UUID().uuidString).m4a")