diff --git a/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionManager.swift b/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionManager.swift
index aff0bca..4d15c1d 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionManager.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionManager.swift
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class AudioTranscriptionManager: ObservableObject {
     
     // Transcription services - will be initialized when needed
     private var localTranscriptionService: LocalTranscriptionService?
-    private let cloudTranscriptionService = CloudTranscriptionService()
-    private let nativeAppleTranscriptionService = NativeAppleTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var cloudTranscriptionService = CloudTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var nativeAppleTranscriptionService = NativeAppleTranscriptionService()
     
     enum ProcessingPhase {
         case idle
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionService.swift b/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionService.swift
index 5bfb041..54dbe2f 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionService.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Services/AudioFileTranscriptionService.swift
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class AudioTranscriptionService: ObservableObject {
     
     // Transcription services
     private let localTranscriptionService: LocalTranscriptionService
-    private let cloudTranscriptionService = CloudTranscriptionService()
-    private let nativeAppleTranscriptionService = NativeAppleTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var cloudTranscriptionService = CloudTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var nativeAppleTranscriptionService = NativeAppleTranscriptionService()
     
     enum TranscriptionError: Error {
         case noAudioFile
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Services/CloudTranscription/CloudTranscriptionService.swift b/VoiceInk/Services/CloudTranscription/CloudTranscriptionService.swift
index 49785dd..e2cbb68 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Services/CloudTranscription/CloudTranscriptionService.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Services/CloudTranscription/CloudTranscriptionService.swift
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ enum CloudTranscriptionError: Error, LocalizedError {
 
 class CloudTranscriptionService: TranscriptionService {
     
-    private let groqService = GroqTranscriptionService()
-    private let elevenLabsService = ElevenLabsTranscriptionService()
-    private let deepgramService = DeepgramTranscriptionService()
-    private let openAICompatibleService = OpenAICompatibleTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var groqService = GroqTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var elevenLabsService = ElevenLabsTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var deepgramService = DeepgramTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var openAICompatibleService = OpenAICompatibleTranscriptionService()
     
     func transcribe(audioURL: URL, model: any TranscriptionModel) async throws -> String {
         switch model.provider {
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
index b83ebf6..ea8434e 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject, AVAudioRecorderDelegate {
     
     // Transcription Services
     private var localTranscriptionService: LocalTranscriptionService!
-    private let cloudTranscriptionService = CloudTranscriptionService()
-    private let nativeAppleTranscriptionService = NativeAppleTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var cloudTranscriptionService = CloudTranscriptionService()
+    private lazy var nativeAppleTranscriptionService = NativeAppleTranscriptionService()
     
     private var modelUrl: URL? {
         let possibleURLs = [