diff --git a/speech_to_text.py b/speech_to_text.py
index cb768d9..923cfae 100644
--- a/speech_to_text.py
+++ b/speech_to_text.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SpeechToText:
         # Audio settings from config or defaults
         self.format = pyaudio.paInt16
         self.channels = 1
-        self.rate = 16000
+        self.rate = 44100
         self.chunk = 4096
         self.device_index = config.get("audio_device_index", 1)
         self.language = config.get("language", "de")