diff --git a/server/reflector/db/transcripts.py b/server/reflector/db/transcripts.py
index 4002538c..26ed9386 100644
--- a/server/reflector/db/transcripts.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/transcripts.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class TranscriptController:
         """
         Remove a transcript by id
         """
-        transcript = await self.get_by_id(transcript_id, user_id=user_id)
+        transcript = await self.get_by_id(transcript_id)
         if not transcript:
             return
         if user_id is not None and transcript.user_id != user_id:
@@ -497,6 +497,13 @@ class TranscriptController:
         query = transcripts.delete().where(transcripts.c.id == transcript_id)
         await database.execute(query)
 
+    async def remove_by_meeting_id(self, meeting_id: str):
+        """
+        Remove a transcript by meeting_id
+        """
+        query = transcripts.delete().where(transcripts.c.meeting_id == meeting_id)
+        await database.execute(query)
+
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def transaction(self):
         """
diff --git a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
index c4e2913c..b6e56c44 100644
--- a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ from fastapi_pagination import Page
 from fastapi_pagination.ext.databases import paginate
 from jose import jwt
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from reflector.db.meetings import meetings_controller
 from reflector.db.migrate_user import migrate_user
+from reflector.db.rooms import rooms_controller
 from reflector.db.transcripts import (
     SourceKind,
     TranscriptParticipant,
@@ -273,9 +275,16 @@ async def transcript_delete(
     user: Annotated[Optional[auth.UserInfo], Depends(auth.current_user_optional)],
 ):
     user_id = user["sub"] if user else None
-    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id, user_id=user_id)
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_id(transcript_id)
     if not transcript:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Transcript not found")
+
+    if transcript.meeting_id:
+        meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_id(transcript.meeting_id)
+        room = await rooms_controller.get_by_id(meeting.room_id)
+        if room.is_shared:
+            user_id = None
+
     await transcripts_controller.remove_by_id(transcript.id, user_id=user_id)
     return DeletionStatus(status="ok")
 
diff --git a/server/reflector/worker/process.py b/server/reflector/worker/process.py
index 68b53893..72c87adb 100644
--- a/server/reflector/worker/process.py
+++ b/server/reflector/worker/process.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import boto3
 import structlog
 from celery import shared_task
 from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
+from pydantic import ValidationError
 from reflector.db.meetings import meetings_controller
 from reflector.db.rooms import rooms_controller
 from reflector.db.transcripts import SourceKind, transcripts_controller
@@ -69,15 +70,24 @@ async def process_recording(bucket_name: str, object_key: str):
     meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name(room_name)
     room = await rooms_controller.get_by_id(meeting.room_id)
 
-    transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
-        "",
-        source_kind=SourceKind.ROOM,
-        source_language="en",
-        target_language="en",
-        user_id=room.user_id,
-        meeting_id=meeting.id,
-        share_mode="public",
-    )
+    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_meeting_id(meeting.id)
+    if transcript:
+        await transcripts_controller.update(
+            transcript,
+            {
+                "topics": [],
+            },
+        )
+    else:
+        transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
+            "",
+            source_kind=SourceKind.ROOM,
+            source_language="en",
+            target_language="en",
+            user_id=room.user_id,
+            meeting_id=meeting.id,
+            share_mode="public",
+        )
 
     _, extension = os.path.splitext(object_key)
     upload_filename = transcript.data_path / f"upload{extension}"
@@ -171,21 +181,21 @@ async def reprocess_failed_recordings():
                     logger.warning(f"No room found for meeting: {meeting.id}")
                     continue
 
-                transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_meeting_id(meeting.id)
-
-                needs_processing = False
-
-                if transcript is None:
-                    logger.info(f"Recording {object_key} has no transcript")
-                    needs_processing = True
-                elif transcript.status == "error":
-                    logger.info(
-                        f"Recording {object_key} has transcript with error status"
+                transcript = None
+                try:
+                    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_meeting_id(
+                        meeting.id
+                    )
+                except ValidationError:
+                    await transcripts_controller.remove_by_meeting_id(meeting.id)
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Removed invalid transcript for meeting: {meeting.id}"
                     )
-                    needs_processing = True
 
-                if needs_processing:
-                    logger.info(f"Queueing recording for processing: {object_key}")
+                if transcript is not None and transcript.status == "error":
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Queueing recording for processing: {object_key}, meeting {meeting.id}"
+                    )
                     process_recording.delay(settings.AWS_WHEREBY_S3_BUCKET, object_key)
                     reprocessed_count += 1