diff --git a/Meetingnotes.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Meetingnotes.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 6c200f6..3a9e611 100644
--- a/Meetingnotes.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Meetingnotes.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 36;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 37;
 				DEVELOPMENT_ASSET_PATHS = "\"meetingnotes/Preview Content\"";
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = G9LVHZAJNX;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
 				);
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.24;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.25;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = NO;
 				OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS = "$(inherited) -D ENABLE_TCC_SPI";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = net.jamesbone.meetingnotes;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 36;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 37;
 				DEVELOPMENT_ASSET_PATHS = "\"meetingnotes/Preview Content\"";
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = G9LVHZAJNX;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
 				);
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.24;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.25;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS = "$(inherited) -D ENABLE_TCC_SPI";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = net.jamesbone.meetingnotes;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9911bf4..60b0e08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Implemented:
 - Meeting search functionality
 - Abilty to edit system prompt
 - Select any compatible Coder model for transcription and note generation
-- Automatic start and stop from MuteDeck through a compatible local API
+- Automatic start and stop from MuteDeck through a compatible local API, with a 10-second reconnect grace period
 - Merge an automatically split continuation back into its previous meeting
 - Auto updates
 - Text formatting
diff --git a/meetingnotes/Services/LocalAPIServer.swift b/meetingnotes/Services/LocalAPIServer.swift
index a6e966f..f0fa97f 100644
--- a/meetingnotes/Services/LocalAPIServer.swift
+++ b/meetingnotes/Services/LocalAPIServer.swift
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ private final class LocalRecordingController {
     static let shared = LocalRecordingController()
 
     private let recordingManager = RecordingSessionManager.shared
+    private let stopGraceNanoseconds: UInt64 = 10_000_000_000
     private var isStopping = false
+    private var pendingStopTask: Task<Void, Never>?
 
     private init() {}
 
@@ -237,6 +239,12 @@ private final class LocalRecordingController {
     }
 
     func startRecording() throws -> [String: Any] {
+        if let pendingStopTask {
+            pendingStopTask.cancel()
+            self.pendingStopTask = nil
+            isStopping = false
+            return statusPayload()
+        }
         if isStopping || recordingManager.isProcessing {
             throw LocalRecordingError.processing
         }
@@ -258,14 +266,22 @@ private final class LocalRecordingController {
             return statusPayload()
         }
         isStopping = true
-        Task { [weak self] in
+        pendingStopTask = Task { [weak self] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: self?.stopGraceNanoseconds ?? 0)
+            guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
             await self?.finishRecording()
         }
         return statusPayload()
     }
 
     func cancelRecording() -> [String: Any] {
-        guard !isStopping else { return statusPayload() }
+        if let pendingStopTask {
+            pendingStopTask.cancel()
+            self.pendingStopTask = nil
+            isStopping = false
+        } else if isStopping {
+            return statusPayload()
+        }
         let meetingID = recordingManager.activeMeetingId
         recordingManager.cancelRecording()
         if let meetingID,
@@ -277,6 +293,7 @@ private final class LocalRecordingController {
     }
 
     private func finishRecording() async {
+        pendingStopTask = nil
         let meetingID = recordingManager.activeMeetingId
         let chunks = await recordingManager.stopRecording()
         guard let meetingID,