diff --git a/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/App/AppCoordinator.swift b/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/App/AppCoordinator.swift
index 7dadd6ce..1b96f5bb 100644
--- a/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/App/AppCoordinator.swift
+++ b/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/App/AppCoordinator.swift
@@ -67,11 +67,9 @@ final class AppCoordinator {
         set { withMutation(keyPath: \.requestedSessionSelectionID) { _requestedSessionSelectionID = newValue } }
     }
 
-    /// Reflects whether a transcription session is currently active (set by ContentView).
-    @ObservationIgnored nonisolated(unsafe) private var _isRecording = false
     var isRecording: Bool {
-        get { access(keyPath: \.isRecording); return _isRecording }
-        set { withMutation(keyPath: \.isRecording) { _isRecording = newValue } }
+        if case .recording = state { return true }
+        return false
     }
 
     @ObservationIgnored nonisolated(unsafe) private var _sessionHistory: [SessionIndex] = []
diff --git a/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Meeting/MeetingTypes.swift b/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Meeting/MeetingTypes.swift
index dc4b2ba5..fff4f50c 100644
--- a/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Meeting/MeetingTypes.swift
+++ b/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Meeting/MeetingTypes.swift
@@ -67,4 +67,16 @@ struct MeetingMetadata: Sendable, Equatable, Codable {
     let title: String?
     let startedAt: Date
     var endedAt: Date?
+
+    static func manual() -> MeetingMetadata {
+        let now = Date()
+        return MeetingMetadata(
+            detectionContext: DetectionContext(
+                signal: .manual, detectedAt: now,
+                meetingApp: nil, calendarEvent: nil
+            ),
+            calendarEvent: nil, title: nil,
+            startedAt: now, endedAt: nil
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Views/ContentView.swift b/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Views/ContentView.swift
index 5874fb95..5b9a4e45 100644
--- a/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Views/ContentView.swift
+++ b/OpenOats/Sources/OpenOats/Views/ContentView.swift
@@ -328,19 +328,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         }
 
         suggestionEngine?.clear()
-        let metadata = MeetingMetadata(
-            detectionContext: DetectionContext(
-                signal: .manual,
-                detectedAt: Date(),
-                meetingApp: nil,
-                calendarEvent: nil
-            ),
-            calendarEvent: nil,
-            title: nil,
-            startedAt: Date(),
-            endedAt: nil
-        )
-        coordinator.handle(.userStarted(metadata), settings: settings)
+        coordinator.handle(.userStarted(.manual()), settings: settings)
     }
 
     private func stopSession() {
@@ -548,7 +536,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 
         if currentViewState.isRunning != observedIsRunning {
             observedIsRunning = currentViewState.isRunning
-            coordinator.isRecording = currentViewState.isRunning
         }
 
         let pendingExternalCommandID = coordinator.pendingExternalCommand?.id