From 51da3eefc9882b81a14253370252b8e0aefa5670 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: G30 <50341825+silentoplayz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 12:24:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: set up the Kokoro voice when Voice Mode opens, however
 it was opened (#31829)

---
 .../chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte          | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte
index 209f63f508..886eb54476 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte
@@ -744,6 +744,21 @@
 
 		model = $models.find((m) => m.id === modelId);
 
+		if ($settings.audio?.tts?.engine === 'browser-kokoro' && !$TTSWorker) {
+			try {
+				await TTSWorker.set(
+					new KokoroWorker({
+						dtype: $settings.audio?.tts?.engineConfig?.dtype ?? 'fp32'
+					})
+				);
+
+				await $TTSWorker.init();
+			} catch (error) {
+				console.error(error);
+				toast.error(`${error}`);
+			}
+		}
+
 		startRecording();
 
 		eventTarget.addEventListener('chat:start', chatStartHandler);