diff --git a/git.d/stt.d b/git.d/stt.d
index 465193b..bb578e9 160000
--- a/git.d/stt.d
+++ b/git.d/stt.d
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 465193b60d8bbfc7668db79ba65dd5c9a6833282
+Subproject commit bb578e98f6a13978e2e9c02b03eb6c41f16fc17c
diff --git a/server.sh b/server.sh
index 06a8dc3..9b12926 100644
--- a/server.sh
+++ b/server.sh
@@ -9,23 +9,26 @@ main() {
       git submodule foreach git pull origin master
    )
    _tts
-   _stt
    _mayhem_party
    _discord
+   _stt
    _dolphin
    while read; do
       pkill -SIGUSR1 -f mayhem-party
    done
 }
 
-cleanup() {
+_cleanup() {
    pkill -f larynx
    pkill -f hotwords.py
    pkill -f rust-whisper
    pkill -f mayhem-party
-   pkill -f server-vm
 }
-cleanup
+cleanup() {
+   pkill -f server.sh
+   _cleanup
+}
+_cleanup
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 log() {
@@ -73,28 +76,11 @@ _stt() {
       for i in $(pactl list short modules | grep secret | cut -f1); do
          pactl unload-module $i
       done
-      local device=$(
-         pactl list \
-         | grep Monitor.Source \
-         | grep -v hdmi \
-         | awk "{print \$NF}" \
-         | head -n 1
-      )
-      (
-         echo "pcm.pulse_monitor {"
-         echo "   type pulse"
-         echo "   device $device"
-         echo "}"
-         echo "ctl.pulse_monitor {"
-         echo "   type pulse"
-         echo "   device $device"
-         echo "}"
-      ) | sudo tee /etc/asound.conf
-
       name='my_secret_sink'
       if ! pactl list | grep -q $name; then
          pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=$name channels=1
          pactl load-module module-remap-source master=$name.monitor source_name=shared-$name source_properties="device.description=shared-$name" channels=1
+         mic_name="$(pactl list | grep -A 100 Name:.$name.monitor | grep device.description.=. | head -n 1 | sed 's/.* = //' | tr -d '"') Monitor"
       fi
 
       log launching stt
@@ -103,10 +89,12 @@ _stt() {
          export MIC_TIMEOUT=2
          export URL=http://localhost:17071/gm/rpc/broadcastSomeoneSaidAlias?message={{hotword}}
          export HEADERS=say="Eye herd {{hotword}}"
-         export MIC_NAME="${MIC_NAME:-$mic_name}"
+         export MIC_NAME="$mic_name"
          export MODEL=tiny.en
          export P=2
-         python3 ../../git.d/stt.d/rust-whisper.d/hotwords.py
+         while ! python3 ../../git.d/stt.d/rust-whisper.d/hotwords.py; do
+            sleep 5
+         done
       ) &
    )
 }