diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 0161455..eed89cf 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def update_tts_config():
 
 # Load Whisper model
 logger.info("Loading Whisper model...")
-whisper_model = whisper.load_model("medium")
+whisper_model = whisper.load_model("base")
 device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
 whisper_model = whisper_model.to(device)
 logger.info("Whisper model loaded successfully")