diff --git a/src/snek/static/stt.js b/src/snek/static/stt.js
index 4ee6363..2694f65 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/stt.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/stt.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class STTButton extends HTMLElement {
                                    .replace(/\!/g, "!\n");
 
               this.targetEl.value = ''; // punctuated;
-          this.simulateTypingWithEvents(this.targetEl, punctuated, 1).then(() => {
+          this.simulateTypingWithEvents(this.targetEl, punctuated, 0).then(() => {
               const chatInput = document.querySelector('chat-input');
               chatInput.finalizeMessage();
             });
@@ -116,15 +116,16 @@ class STTButton extends HTMLElement {
         el.focus();
 
         if (el.isContentEditable) {
-          el.innerText = el.innerText.replace(new RegExp(previousInterim + '$'), interim);
+          el.innerText = el.innerText.replace(new RegExp(previousInterim + '$'), '');
         } else {
-            el.value = interim
+          el.value = ''
+            //  el.value = interim
           //el.value = el.value.replace(new RegExp(previousInterim + '$'), interim);
         }
-       /* 
+        
         this.simulateTypingWithEvents(el, interim, 0).then(() => {
           previousInterim = interim;
-        });*/
+        });
       }
     };