diff --git a/model.py b/model.py
index 71c3d92f..bc0b2706 100644
--- a/model.py
+++ b/model.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from logging import getLogger, FileHandler, Formatter, INFO
 from time import sleep
 from queue import Queue
-from threading import Thread, Event
+from threading import Thread
 from requests import get as requests_get
 import webbrowser
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from config import config
 
 class threadFnc(Thread):
     def __init__(self, fnc, end_fnc=None, daemon=True, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(threadFnc, self).__init__(daemon=daemon, *args, **kwargs)
+        super(threadFnc, self).__init__(daemon=daemon, target=fnc, *args, **kwargs)
         self.fnc = fnc
         self.end_fnc = end_fnc
         self.loop = True
diff --git a/models/transcription/transcription_transcriber.py b/models/transcription/transcription_transcriber.py
index aaaca210..56d9d979 100644
--- a/models/transcription/transcription_transcriber.py
+++ b/models/transcription/transcription_transcriber.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class AudioTranscriber:
 
     def transcribeAudioQueue(self, audio_queue, language, country):
         if audio_queue.empty():
-            time.sleep(0.1)
+            time.sleep(0.01)
             return False
         audio, time_spoken = audio_queue.get()
         self.updateLastSampleAndPhraseStatus(audio, time_spoken)