diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
index 14bd2d5..169cc2b 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
@@ -288,6 +288,15 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject, AVAudioRecorderDelegate {
             let actualDuration = CMTimeGetSeconds(audioAsset.duration)
             logger.notice("📊 Audio file duration: \(actualDuration) seconds")
             
+            // Check if audio is too short (less than 1 second)
+            if actualDuration < 1.0 {
+                logger.notice("⚠️ Audio recording too short (< 1s), skipping transcription")
+                try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url)
+                await dismissMiniRecorder()
+                await cleanupModelResources()
+                return
+            }
+            
             await whisperContext.setPrompt(whisperPrompt.transcriptionPrompt)
             if shouldCancelRecording { return }
             await whisperContext.fullTranscribe(samples: data)
@@ -438,4 +447,4 @@ private class TaskDelegate: NSObject, URLSessionTaskDelegate {
 
 extension Notification.Name {
     static let toggleMiniRecorder = Notification.Name("toggleMiniRecorder")
-}
+}
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