diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.android.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.android.kt
index e5dda23f0f..d2b3e19164 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.android.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.android.kt
@@ -78,15 +78,12 @@ actual class RecorderNative: RecorderInterface {
     runCatching {
       recorder?.release()
     }
-    // Await coroutine finishes in order to send real duration to it's listener
-    runBlocking {
-      progressJob?.cancelAndJoin()
-    }
+    progressJob?.cancel()
     progressJob = null
     filePath = null
     recorder = null
     keepScreenOn(false)
-    return (realDuration(path) ?: 0).also { recStartedAt = null }
+    return (progress() ?: 0).also { recStartedAt = null }
   }
 
   private fun progress(): Int? = recStartedAt?.let { (System.currentTimeMillis() - it).toInt() }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt
index 59d71a83f1..f5cb714997 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ actual class RecorderNative: RecorderInterface {
     RecorderInterface.stopRecording = null
     runCatching { player?.controls()?.stop() }
     runCatching { player?.release() }
-    runBlocking { progressJob?.cancelAndJoin() }
+    progressJob?.cancel()
     progressJob = null
     filePath = null
     player = null
-    return (realDuration(path) ?: 0).also { recStartedAt = null }
+    return (progress() ?: 0).also { recStartedAt = null }
   }
 
   private fun progress(): Int? = recStartedAt?.let { (System.currentTimeMillis() - it).toInt() }