diff --git a/lib/routes/llm-voicebot.js b/lib/routes/llm-voicebot.js
index 0ed30fb..cc76e8f 100644
--- a/lib/routes/llm-voicebot.js
+++ b/lib/routes/llm-voicebot.js
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ const service = ({logger, makeService}) => {
       .on('error', onError.bind(null, session));
 
     session
-      .answer()
-      .pause({length: 0.5})
+      .play({url: 'silence_stream://500'})
       .config({
         recognizer: {
           vendor: 'default',