diff --git a/examples/simple-chatbot/bot.py b/examples/simple-chatbot/bot.py
index f0396b9ae..2a96fb08e 100644
--- a/examples/simple-chatbot/bot.py
+++ b/examples/simple-chatbot/bot.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async def main():
 
         @transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
         async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
-            transport.capture_participant_transcription(participant["id"])
+            await transport.capture_participant_transcription(participant["id"])
             await task.queue_frames([LLMMessagesFrame(messages)])
 
         runner = PipelineRunner()