diff --git a/src/stt.py b/src/stt.py
index 9a96a22d9..d047d73f3 100644
--- a/src/stt.py
+++ b/src/stt.py
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ def transcribe(audio_state1, new_chunk, transcriber=None, max_chunks=None, sst_f
     else:
         # stereo to mono if needed
         if len(y.shape) > 1:
-            y = np.mean(y, axis=0)
+            if y.shape[0] == 2:
+                y = np.mean(y, axis=0)
+            else:
+                y = np.mean(y, axis=1)
         avg = np.average(np.abs(y))
     if not np.isfinite(avg):
         avg = 0.0
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index b844c23c3..58e7fc365 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "650070ba7297971f59e8f493fc9af52c0082fd50"
+__version__ = "aff4fa0a307fb3e81296826b6c41353c8820bc09"