diff --git a/hugvey/speech/recorder.py b/hugvey/speech/recorder.py
index 97695ac..1d7eda9 100644
--- a/hugvey/speech/recorder.py
+++ b/hugvey/speech/recorder.py
@@ -50,25 +50,23 @@ class Recorder:
 
 
     def writeData(self):
-        if len(self.data) < 1:
-            self.logger.info("Skip empty wave creation")
-            return
-
-
         if self.record_voice:
-            self.fragmentNr += 1
+            if len(self.data) < 1:
+                self.logger.info("Skip empty wave creation")
+            else:
+                self.fragmentNr += 1
 
-            fn = os.path.join(self.out_folder, f"{self.fragmentNr}.wav")
+                fn = os.path.join(self.out_folder, f"{self.fragmentNr}.wav")
 
-            self.logger.info(f"Write wave: {fn}")
+                self.logger.info(f"Write wave: {fn}")
 
-            self.wf = wave.open(fn, 'wb')
-            self.wf.setnchannels(1)
-            self.wf.setsampwidth(2)
-            self.wf.setframerate(self.src_rate)
-            # adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/892199/detect-record-audio-in-python#6743593
-            self.wf.writeframes(pack('<' + ('h'*len(self.data)), *self.data))
-            self.wf.close()
+                self.wf = wave.open(fn, 'wb')
+                self.wf.setnchannels(1)
+                self.wf.setsampwidth(2)
+                self.wf.setframerate(self.src_rate)
+                # adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/892199/detect-record-audio-in-python#6743593
+                self.wf.writeframes(pack('<' + ('h'*len(self.data)), *self.data))
+                self.wf.close()
 
             with open(os.path.join(self.out_folder, "transcriptions.txt"), "a") as fp:
                 fp.write(f"{self.fragmentNr}\t{self.currentTranscription}\n")
@@ -79,9 +77,6 @@ class Recorder:
         self.currentTranscription = ""
 
     def receive(self, chunk):
-        if not self.record_voice:
-            return
-
         if not self.running:
             return
 
@@ -100,6 +95,12 @@ class Recorder:
         else:
             self.subsequentMutedFrames = 0
 
+
+        if not self.record_voice:
+            # we only check this here, as the writeData above is used to write
+            # transcriptions to the log.
+            return
+
         d = array('h', chunk)
         self.data.extend(d)
 #         self.wf.writeframes(chunk)