diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index cf6e8139..81b90084 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ CHUNK_OVERLAP = 100
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 # Transcribe
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-WHISPER_MODEL_NAME = "tiny"
+WHISPER_MODEL_NAME = "base"