diff --git a/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/asr/local/foundry_provider.rs b/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/asr/local/foundry_provider.rs
index 49a5919d..830b1ad6 100644
--- a/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/asr/local/foundry_provider.rs
+++ b/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/asr/local/foundry_provider.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl FoundryLocalWhisperAsr {
         if self.cancel_generation.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != cancel_generation {
             anyhow::bail!("Foundry Local Whisper transcription cancelled");
         }
-        if result.is_ok() {
+        if foundry_transcribe_attempt_consumes_buffer(&result) {
             self.buffer.lock().clear();
         }
         result
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ fn trim_transcript_text(text: &str) -> String {
     text.trim().to_string()
 }
 
+fn foundry_transcribe_attempt_consumes_buffer<T>(result: &Result<T>) -> bool {
+    let _ = result;
+    true
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::recorder::AudioConsumer;
@@ -308,6 +313,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(super::trim_transcript_text("  hello\r\n"), "hello");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn foundry_transcribe_attempt_consumes_buffer_even_on_error() {
+        let result: anyhow::Result<()> = Err(anyhow::anyhow!("transient runtime error"));
+
+        assert!(super::foundry_transcribe_attempt_consumes_buffer(&result));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn foundry_provider_cancel_clears_buffer() {
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
diff --git a/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs b/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs
index f7e76590..a05a3476 100644
--- a/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -2537,6 +2537,7 @@ async fn end_session(inner: &Arc<Inner>) -> Result<(), String> {
                         return Ok(());
                     }
                     log::error!("[coord] Foundry Local Whisper transcribe failed: {e:#}");
+                    schedule_foundry_local_asr_release(inner, current_session_id);
                     emit_capsule(
                         inner,
                         CapsuleState::Error,