diff --git a/src/snek/static/stt.js b/src/snek/static/stt.js
index 20d0f58..21f72ab 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/stt.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/stt.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ class STTButton extends HTMLElement {
   static get observedAttributes() { return ['target']; }
 
     simulateTypingWithEvents(element, text, delay = 100) {
+        let resolver = null 
+        let promise = new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
+            resolver = resolve 
+        })
   let index = 0;
 
   function triggerEvent(type, key) {
@@ -39,8 +43,10 @@ class STTButton extends HTMLElement {
       index++;
     } else {
       clearInterval(interval);
+        resolver()
     }
   }, delay);
+        return promise
 }
 
   constructor() {
@@ -102,13 +108,17 @@ this.recog.onresult = (e) => {
       committed += punctuated + ' ';   // add to permanent text
       if (this.targetEl) {
       this.targetEl.focus()
+          
           punctuated = punctuated.replace(/\./g, ".\n")
           punctuated = punctuated.replace(/\?/g, "?\n")
           punctuated = punctuated.replace(/\!/g, "!\n")
-    this.simulateTypingWithEvents(this.targetEl, punctuated,1)
+        this.simulateTypingWithEvents(this.targetEl, punctuated,1).then(()=>{
+        const chatInput = document.querySelector('chat-input')
+            chatInput.finalizeMessage()
+        })
     //triggerEvent('keydown', "Enter");
+          
     
-    triggerEvent('keyup', "Enter");
           //this.targetEl.value = committed + interim
     
 /*this.targetElement.dispatchEvent(new ChangeEvent('change', {