diff --git a/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py b/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
index 818c8bc93..25be49a1c 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
 from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
 from pipecat.processors.aggregators.llm_response import (
     LLMAssistantResponseAggregator, LLMUserResponseAggregator)
-from pipecat.services.deepgram import DeepgramTTSService
+from pipecat.services.deepgram import DeepgramSTTService, DeepgramTTSService
 from pipecat.services.openai import OpenAILLMService
 from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport
 from pipecat.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             "Respond bot",
             DailyParams(
                 audio_out_enabled=True,
-                transcription_enabled=True,
                 vad_enabled=True,
-                vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer()
+                vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer(),
+                vad_audio_passthrough=True
             )
         )
 
+        stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"))
+
         tts = DeepgramTTSService(
             aiohttp_session=session,
             api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"),
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
 
         pipeline = Pipeline([
             transport.input(),   # Transport user input
+            stt,                 # STT
             tma_in,              # User responses
             llm,                 # LLM
             tts,                 # TTS