diff --git a/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py b/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py
index 3ad29a28d..60fc87cbd 100644
--- a/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py
+++ b/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ async def main():
 
         @transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
         async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
+            await transport.start_recording()
             await transport.capture_participant_transcription(participant["id"])
             await task.queue_frames([context_aggregator.user().get_context_frame()])
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-chatbot/server/server.py b/examples/simple-chatbot/server/server.py
index 933e34ca6..7e9be5e53 100644
--- a/examples/simple-chatbot/server/server.py
+++ b/examples/simple-chatbot/server/server.py
@@ -111,11 +111,13 @@ async def create_room_and_token() -> tuple[str, str]:
     Raises:
         HTTPException: If room creation or token generation fails
     """
-    room = await daily_helpers["rest"].create_room(DailyRoomParams())
+    room = await daily_helpers["rest"].create_room(
+        DailyRoomParams(properties={"enable_recording": "cloud"})
+    )
     if not room.url:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to create room")
 
-    token = await daily_helpers["rest"].get_token(room.url)
+    token = await daily_helpers["rest"].get_token(room.url, 60 * 60, True)
     if not token:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to get token for room: {room.url}")