diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
index 9f57a57..0b978d1 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
@@ -267,10 +267,12 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
   }, [setIsUserSpeaking, userAudioStream, handleAskForMicrophonePermissions]);
 
   const handleStopBroadcast = useCallback(() => {
-    setIsUserSpeaking(false);
+    if (isUserSpeaking) {
+      setIsUserSpeaking(false);
 
-    enqueueSnackbar('stopped...', { variant: 'info' });
-  }, [setIsUserSpeaking]);
+      enqueueSnackbar('stopped...', { variant: 'info' });
+    }
+  }, [setIsUserSpeaking, isUserSpeaking]);
 
   useKeyPressEvent('`', handleBroadcast, handleStopBroadcast);
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
index 853993f..66b937a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ app
     });
 
     ipcMain.on(Channels.ASK_MICROPHONE_PERMISSIONS, async () => {
+      console.log('asking for user microphone');
       systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess('microphone');
     });
   })