diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/azure_ai_services.py b/src/dailyai/services/azure_ai_services.py
index cf5ba2898..907b33c83 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/azure_ai_services.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/azure_ai_services.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class AzureLLMService(LLMService):
         messages_for_log = json.dumps(messages)
         self.logger.debug(f"Generating chat via azure: {messages_for_log}")
 
-        response = self.get_response(messages, stream=False)
+        response = await asyncio.to_thread(self.get_response, messages, False)
         if response and len(response.choices) > 0:
             return response.choices[0].message.content
         else:
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py b/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py
index dc7e7c0ae..92a325d84 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py
@@ -212,11 +212,13 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
         try:
             while not self.stop_threads.is_set():
                 if self.image:
+                    print("rendering image")
                     self.camera.write_frame(self.image)
 
-                time.sleep(1.0 / 8.0)  # 8 fps
+                time.sleep(1.0 / 24)  # 24 fps
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error(f"Exception {e} in camera thread.")
+        print("exiting run_camera thread")
 
     def frame_consumer(self):
         self.logger.info("🎬 Starting frame consumer thread")
diff --git a/src/samples/05-sync-speech-and-text.py b/src/samples/05-sync-speech-and-text.py
index 1c04acc96..456a89954 100644
--- a/src/samples/05-sync-speech-and-text.py
+++ b/src/samples/05-sync-speech-and-text.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def main(room_url, token):
     async def get_all_audio(text):
         all_audio = bytearray()
         async for audio in tts.run_tts(text):
-            all_audio.append(audio)
+            all_audio.extend(audio)
 
         return all_audio
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async def main(room_url, token):
         (image, audio) = await asyncio.gather(
             *[dalle.run_image_gen(inference_text, "1024x1024"), get_all_audio(inference_text)]
         )
-        print(f"Got audio and video for {month}")
+        print(f"Got audio and video for {month}", image[0])
         transport.output_queue.put(
             [
                 OutputQueueFrame(FrameType.IMAGE_FRAME, image[1]),
@@ -70,9 +70,18 @@ async def main(room_url, token):
             "September",
             "October",
             "November",
+            "December"
         ]
+        sleeper = asyncio.sleep(meeting_duration_minutes * 60)
+        print("gathering")
         await asyncio.gather(*[show_month(month) for month in months])
+        print("waiting")
+        await sleeper
+        print("done")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Exception", e)
     finally:
+        print("finally")
         transport.stop()
     print("Done")