diff --git a/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py b/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py
index e1fde227..a56dba7a 100644
--- a/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py
+++ b/server/gpu/modal/reflector_transcriber.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Reflector GPU backend - transcriber
 import os
 import tempfile
 
-from fastapi import File
 from modal import Image, Secret, Stub, asgi_app, method
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -152,9 +151,7 @@ class Whisper:
 )
 @asgi_app()
 def web():
-    from typing import List
-
-    from fastapi import Body, Depends, FastAPI, Form, HTTPException, UploadFile, status
+    from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Form, HTTPException, UploadFile, status
     from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer
     from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
@@ -176,23 +173,26 @@ def web():
     class TranscriptResponse(BaseModel):
         result: dict
 
+    class TranscriptRequest(BaseModel):
+        file: UploadFile
+        timestamp: Annotated[float, Form()] = 0
+        source_language: Annotated[str, Form()] = "en"
+        target_language: Annotated[str, Form()] = "en"
+
     @app.post("/transcribe", dependencies=[Depends(apikey_auth)])
     async def transcribe(
-        file: UploadFile,
-        source_language: Annotated[str, Form()] = "en",
-        target_language: Annotated[str, Form()] = "fr",
-        timestamp: Annotated[float, Form()] = 0.0
+        req: TranscriptRequest
     ) -> TranscriptResponse:
-        audio_data = await file.read()
-        audio_suffix = file.filename.split(".")[-1]
+        audio_data = await req.file.read()
+        audio_suffix = req.file.filename.split(".")[-1]
         assert audio_suffix in supported_audio_file_types
 
         func = transcriberstub.transcribe_segment.spawn(
             audio_data=audio_data,
             audio_suffix=audio_suffix,
-            source_language=source_language,
-            target_language=target_language,
-            timestamp=timestamp
+            source_language=req.source_language,
+            target_language=req.target_language,
+            timestamp=req.timestamp
         )
         result = func.get()
         return result
diff --git a/server/reflector/processors/transcript_liner.py b/server/reflector/processors/transcript_liner.py
index 5e9d6683..c7ec2f64 100644
--- a/server/reflector/processors/transcript_liner.py
+++ b/server/reflector/processors/transcript_liner.py
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ class TranscriptLinerProcessor(Processor):
                 return
 
         # cut to the next .
-        partial = Transcript(words=[])
+        partial = Transcript(translation=self.transcript.translation, words=[])
         for word in self.transcript.words[:]:
             partial.text += word.text
             partial.words.append(word)
             if "." not in word.text:
                 continue
 
-            partial.translation = self.transcript.translation
             # emit line
             await self.emit(partial)
 
             # create new transcript
-            partial = Transcript(words=[])
+            partial = Transcript(translation=self.transcript.translation, words=[])
+
         self.transcript = partial
 
     async def _flush(self):