diff --git a/hugvey/central_command.py b/hugvey/central_command.py
index b85c868..d9d0825 100644
--- a/hugvey/central_command.py
+++ b/hugvey/central_command.py
@@ -158,12 +158,14 @@ class CentralCommand(object):
 #         status['history'] = hv.story.getLogSummary() # disabled as it is a bit slow. We now have eventLog
 #         status['counts'] = {t: len(a) for t, a in status['history'].items() if t != 'directions' }
         status['counts'] = {} if not hv.story else hv.story.getLogCounts()
-        status['duration'] = 0 if not hv.story else hv.story.timer.getElapsed()
+        status['duration'] = 0 if not hv.story else (hv.story.timer.getElapsed('first_speech') if hv.story.timer.hasMark('first_speech') else hv.story.timer.getElapsed())
         status['has_state'] = Story.hugveyHasSavedState(hv.lightId)
         status['variables'] = {} if not isSelected or not hv.story else hv.story.variableValues
         
 #         evLogger = eventLogger.getChild(f"{hv_id}")
-
+        status['time_since_hugvey_spoke_state'] = ""
+        status['time_since_visitor_spoke_state'] = ""
+        
         if not hv.story:
             status['time_since_hugvey_spoke'] = '-'
             status['time_since_visitor_spoke'] = '-'
@@ -175,23 +177,21 @@ class CentralCommand(object):
             else:
                 diff = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(hv.story.timer.getElapsed() - hv.story.lastMsgFinishTime))
                 status['time_since_hugvey_spoke'] = str(diff)
-#                 if diff > 300:
-#                     evLogger.warning("Very long time since hugvey spoke")
-#                 elif diff > 100:
-#                     evLogger.warning("Long time since hugvey spoke")
-#                 else:
-#                     #clear warning
-#                     pass
+                if diff > 300:
+                    status['time_since_hugvey_spoke_state'] = 'critical'
+                elif diff > 100:
+                    status['time_since_hugvey_spoke_state'] = 'warning'
             
             if not hv.story.timer.hasMark('last_speech'):
                 status['time_since_visitor_spoke'] = 'never'
             else:
                 diff = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(hv.story.timer.getElapsed('last_speech')))
                 status['time_since_visitor_spoke'] = str(diff)
-#                 if diff > 300:
+                if diff > 300:
 #                     evLogger.warning("Very long time since audience spoke")
-#                 elif diff > 100:
-#                     evLogger.warning("Long time since audience spoke")
+                    status['time_since_visitor_spoke'] = 'critical'
+                elif diff > 100:
+                    status['time_since_visitor_spoke'] = 'warning'
 #                 else:
 #                     #clear warning
 #                     pass
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ class HugveyState(object):
 
         self.eventQueue = None
         self.language_code = 'en-GB'
+        self.future_language_code = None
         self.story = None
         self.streamer = None
         self.google = None
@@ -695,8 +696,9 @@ class HugveyState(object):
             if event['event'] == 'change_language':
                 self.setLanguage(event['lang_code'])
             if event['event'] == 'change_language_if_available':
-                if self.isAvailable() or self.status == self.STATE_BLOCKED:
-                    self.setLanguage(event['lang_code'])
+                self.future_language_code = event['lang_code']
+#                 if self.isAvailable() or self.status == self.STATE_BLOCKED:
+#                     self.setLanguage(event['lang_code'])
             if event['event'] == 'change_light':
                 self.setLightId(event['light_id'])
             if event['event'] == 'change_light_status':
@@ -860,6 +862,10 @@ class HugveyState(object):
                         self.logger.info("Changing language")
                         self.configureLanguage(self.story.language_code)
                 else:
+                    if self.future_language_code and self.future_language_code != self.language_code:
+                        self.logger.info(f"Restart with other language: {self.language_code} -> {self.future_language_code}")
+                        self.configureLanguage(self.future_language_code)
+                        
                     self.story = Story(self, port)
                     self.story.setStoryData(copy.deepcopy(self.command.languages[self.language_code]), self.language_code)
 
diff --git a/hugvey/panopticon.py b/hugvey/panopticon.py
index f22b280..5afff98 100644
--- a/hugvey/panopticon.py
+++ b/hugvey/panopticon.py
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ def getWebSocketHandler(central_command):
             central_command.hugveys[hv_id].eventQueue.put_nowait({'event': 'change_language', 'lang_code': lang_code})
         
         def msgChangeLanguageForAllAvailableHugveys(self, lang_code):
+            """
+            Set language for all future hugvey runs (so after a 'finish')
+            """
             for hv_id in central_command.hugveys:
                 central_command.hugveys[hv_id].eventQueue.put_nowait({'event': 'change_language_if_available', 'lang_code': lang_code})
         
diff --git a/hugvey/story.py b/hugvey/story.py
index b3858fd..bad27e8 100644
--- a/hugvey/story.py
+++ b/hugvey/story.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class Reply(object):
         self.utterances.append(utterance)
 
     def getText(self) -> str:
-        return ". ".join([u.text for u in self.utterances])
+        return ". ".join([u.text for u in self.utterances]).strip()
 
     def getActiveUtterance(self, currentTime) -> Utterance:
         """
@@ -1592,6 +1592,8 @@ class Story(object):
                     utterance.setText(e['transcript'], now)
                     
                 self.hugvey.eventLogger.info("speaking: content {} \"{}\"".format(id(utterance), e['transcript']))
+                if not self.timer.hasMark('first_speech'):
+                    self.timer.setMark('first_speech')
                 self.timer.setMark('last_speech')
 
                 if e['is_final']: