diff --git a/spot/entrypoints/background.ts b/spot/entrypoints/background.ts
index 833c7cfea..197d932be 100644
--- a/spot/entrypoints/background.ts
+++ b/spot/entrypoints/background.ts
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ export default defineBackground(() => {
               type: "content:mount",
               area: request.area,
               mic: request.mic,
-              audioId: request.selectedAudioDevice,
+              audioId: request.audioId,
               audioPerm: request.permissions ? (request.mic ? 2 : 1) : 0,
             });
           });
diff --git a/spot/entrypoints/content/index.tsx b/spot/entrypoints/content/index.tsx
index b72f7a849..1e638d76e 100644
--- a/spot/entrypoints/content/index.tsx
+++ b/spot/entrypoints/content/index.tsx
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export default defineContentScript({
 
     setInterval(() => {
       void browser.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "ort:content-ready" });
-    }, 500)
+    }, 250)
     // @ts-ignore false positive
     browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message: any, resp) => {
       if (message.type === "content:mount") {
diff --git a/spot/entrypoints/offscreen/main.js b/spot/entrypoints/offscreen/main.js
index c87928e7c..6d93b2df7 100644
--- a/spot/entrypoints/offscreen/main.js
+++ b/spot/entrypoints/offscreen/main.js
@@ -233,11 +233,7 @@ class ScreenRecorder {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('get audio error', e);
-    }
-    try {
       this.audioTrack = this.createPlaceholderAudioTrack();
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('get audio error', e);
     }
 
     const existingAudioTracks = this.videoStream.getAudioTracks();