diff --git a/sources/speech_to_text.py b/sources/speech_to_text.py
index 776dce3..2d76c11 100644
--- a/sources/speech_to_text.py
+++ b/sources/speech_to_text.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import torch
 from transformers import AutoModelForSpeechSeq2Seq, AutoProcessor, pipeline
 import time
 import librosa
+import pyaudio
 
 audio_queue = queue.Queue()
 done = False
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ class AudioRecorder:
     """
     AudioRecorder is a class that records audio from the microphone and adds it to the audio queue.
     """
-    def __init__(self, format: int, channels: int = 1, rate: int = 4096, chunk: int = 8192, record_seconds: int = 5, verbose: bool = False):
+    def __init__(self, format: int = pyaudio.paInt16, channels: int = 1, rate: int = 4096, chunk: int = 8192, record_seconds: int = 5, verbose: bool = False):
         import pyaudio
         self.format = format
         self.channels = channels