diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-voice.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-voice.ts
index 5817c502ca01..e2bc1b0382c9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-voice.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-voice.ts
@@ -154,22 +154,25 @@ export function useComposerVoice({
   )
 
   const wakePausedRef = useRef(false)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const gateway = $gateway.get()
-
-    if (!gateway) {
+  const resumeWakeIfPaused = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!wakePausedRef.current) {
       return
     }
 
+    wakePausedRef.current = false
+    void $gateway.get()?.request('wake.resume', {}).catch(() => undefined)
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
     if (voiceConversationActive) {
       wakePausedRef.current = true
-      void gateway.request('wake.pause', {}).catch(() => undefined)
-    } else if (wakePausedRef.current) {
-      wakePausedRef.current = false
-      void gateway.request('wake.resume', {}).catch(() => undefined)
+      void $gateway.get()?.request('wake.pause', {}).catch(() => undefined)
+    } else {
+      resumeWakeIfPaused()
     }
-  }, [voiceConversationActive])
+  }, [resumeWakeIfPaused, voiceConversationActive])
+
+  useEffect(() => resumeWakeIfPaused, [resumeWakeIfPaused])
 
   // Explicit start/end for the on-screen conversation controls (the hotkey uses
   // the gated toggle above).
diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index d679324b1d47..5f637863ab88 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -17712,8 +17712,9 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
     try:
         from tools.wake_word import pause_listening
         pause_listening()
-    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.info("wake.pause: detector paused")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("wake.pause failed: %s", e)
     return _ok(rid, {"paused": True})
 
 
@@ -17723,6 +17724,9 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
     active = _wake_is_active()
     if active:
         _wake_resume_if_active()
+        logger.info("wake.resume: detector resumed")
+    else:
+        logger.info("wake.resume: ignored (listener not armed)")
     return _ok(rid, {"resumed": active})