diff --git a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
index 124781fc..f2a8425e 100644
--- a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ class Transcript(BaseModel):
         else:
             self.topics.append(topic)
 
+    def events_dump(self, mode="json"):
+        return [event.model_dump(mode=mode) for event in self.events]
+
+    def topics_dump(self, mode="json"):
+        return [topic.model_dump(mode=mode) for topic in self.topics]
+
 
 class TranscriptController:
     async def get_all(self) -> list[Transcript]:
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@ async def transcript_delete(transcript_id: str):
 
 @router.get("/transcripts/{transcript_id}/audio")
 async def transcript_get_audio(transcript_id: str):
-    transcript = transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
     if not transcript:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Transcript not found")
 
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ async def transcript_get_audio(transcript_id: str):
 
 @router.get("/transcripts/{transcript_id}/topics", response_model=list[TranscriptTopic])
 async def transcript_get_topics(transcript_id: str):
-    transcript = transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
     if not transcript:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Transcript not found")
     return transcript.topics
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ ws_manager = WebsocketManager()
 
 @router.websocket("/transcripts/{transcript_id}/events")
 async def transcript_events_websocket(transcript_id: str, websocket: WebSocket):
-    transcript = transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
     if not transcript:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Transcript not found")
 
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ async def handle_rtc_event(event: PipelineEvent, args, data):
     # transcript from the database for each event.
     # print(f"Event: {event}", args, data)
     transcript_id = args
-    transcript = transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
     if not transcript:
         return
 
@@ -294,6 +300,12 @@ async def handle_rtc_event(event: PipelineEvent, args, data):
     # FIXME don't do copy
     if event == PipelineEvent.TRANSCRIPT:
         resp = transcript.add_event(event=event, data=TranscriptText(text=data.text))
+        await transcripts_controller.update(
+            transcript,
+            {
+                "events": transcript.events_dump(),
+            },
+        )
 
     elif event == PipelineEvent.TOPIC:
         topic = TranscriptTopic(
@@ -308,8 +320,8 @@ async def handle_rtc_event(event: PipelineEvent, args, data):
         await transcripts_controller.update(
             transcript,
             {
-                "events": transcript.events,
-                "topics": transcript.topics,
+                "events": transcript.events_dump(),
+                "topics": transcript.topics_dump(),
             },
         )
 
@@ -319,14 +331,20 @@ async def handle_rtc_event(event: PipelineEvent, args, data):
         await transcripts_controller.update(
             transcript,
             {
-                "events": transcript.events,
-                "summary": transcript.summary,
+                "events": transcript.events_dump(),
+                "summary": final_summary.summary,
             },
         )
 
     elif event == PipelineEvent.STATUS:
         resp = transcript.add_event(event=event, data=data)
-        await transcripts_controller.update(transcript, {"status": transcript.status})
+        await transcripts_controller.update(
+            transcript,
+            {
+                "events": transcript.events_dump(),
+                "status": data.value,
+            },
+        )
 
     else:
         logger.warning(f"Unknown event: {event}")
@@ -340,7 +358,7 @@ async def handle_rtc_event(event: PipelineEvent, args, data):
 async def transcript_record_webrtc(
     transcript_id: str, params: RtcOffer, request: Request
 ):
-    transcript = transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
     if not transcript:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Transcript not found")