diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/demo.py b/src/backend/core/api/demo.py
index d775a1fd..c0d57405 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/demo.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/demo.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from minio import Minio
 from django.conf import settings
 import openai
+import logging
+
+import tempfile
+import os
 
 
-openai_client = openai.OpenAI(
-    api_key=settings.OPENAI_API_KEY,
-)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 # todo - discuss retry policy if the webhook fail
 @api_view(["POST"])
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ def minio_webhook(request):
 
     data = request.data
 
+    logger.info('Minio webhook sent %s', data)
+
     record = data["Records"][0]
     s3 = record['s3']
     bucket = s3['bucket']
@@ -29,7 +34,8 @@ def minio_webhook(request):
     if object['contentType'] != 'audio/ogg':
         return Response("Not interested in this file type")
 
-    print('file received', filename)
+    room_id = filename.split("_")[2].split(".")[0]
+    logger.info('file received %s for room %s', filename, room_id)
 
     client = Minio(
         settings.AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL,
@@ -37,9 +43,45 @@ def minio_webhook(request):
         secret_key=settings.AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
     )
 
-    room_id = filename.split("_")[2].split(".")[0]
+    try:
+        logger.info('downloading file %s', filename)
+        audio_file_stream = client.get_object(settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME, object_name=filename)
 
-    print('room_id', room_id, filename)
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.ogg') as temp_audio_file:
+            for data in audio_file_stream.stream(32*1024):
+                temp_audio_file.write(data)
+
+            temp_file_path = temp_audio_file.name
+            logger.info('Temporary file created at %s', temp_file_path)
+
+        audio_file_stream.close()
+        audio_file_stream.release_conn()
+
+        if settings.OPENAI_ENABLE:
+
+            openai_client = openai.OpenAI(
+                api_key=settings.OPENAI_API_KEY,
+            )
+
+            with open(temp_file_path, "rb") as audio_file:
+                
+                logger.info('Querying transcription …')
+
+                transcript = openai_client.audio.transcriptions.create(
+                    model="whisper-1",
+                    file=audio_file
+                )
+
+            logger.info(transcript)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error("An error occurred: %s", str(e))
+        raise
+
+    finally:
+        if temp_file_path and os.path.exists(temp_file_path):
+            os.remove(temp_file_path)
+            logger.info("Temporary file %s has been deleted.", temp_file_path)
 
 
     return Response("")
diff --git a/src/backend/meet/settings.py b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
index d43f8b3d..dfdee8d6 100755
--- a/src/backend/meet/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ class Base(Configuration):
     OPENAI_API_KEY = values.Value(
         None, environ_name="OPENAI_API_KEY", environ_prefix=None
     )
+    OPENAI_ENABLE = values.BooleanValue(
+        True, environ_name="OPENAI_ENABLE", environ_prefix=None
+    )
 
     # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     @property
@@ -552,6 +555,20 @@ class Production(Base):
     ALLOWED_HOSTS=["foo.com", "foo.fr"]
     """
 
+    LOGGING = {
+        "version": 1,
+        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+        "handlers": {
+            "console": {
+                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            },
+        },
+        "root": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": "INFO",
+        },
+    }
+
     # Security
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
         *values.ListValue([], environ_name="ALLOWED_HOSTS"),
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl
index 8b5b24d5..670c3410 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ backend:
       secretKeyRef:
         name: backend
         key: OPENAI_API_KEY
+    OPENAI_ENABLE: False
 
   createsuperuser:
     command: