diff --git a/crates/edgen_server/src/lib.rs b/crates/edgen_server/src/lib.rs
index 9590ce2..6af0f27 100644
--- a/crates/edgen_server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/edgen_server/src/lib.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,26 @@ async fn start_server(args: &cli::Serve) -> EdgenResult {
 }
 
 async fn run_server(args: &cli::Serve) -> bool {
+    status::set_chat_completions_active_model(
+        &SETTINGS
+            .read()
+            .await
+            .read()
+            .await
+            .chat_completions_model_name,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    status::set_audio_transcriptions_active_model(
+        &SETTINGS
+            .read()
+            .await
+            .read()
+            .await
+            .audio_transcriptions_model_name,
+    )
+    .await;
+
     let http_app = Router::new()
         // -- AI endpoints -----------------------------------------------------
         // ---- Chat -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -275,6 +295,26 @@ async fn run_server(args: &cli::Serve) -> bool {
         reset_channels.clear();
         block_on(crate::llm::reset_environment());
         block_on(crate::whisper::reset_environment());
+        block_on(async {
+            status::set_chat_completions_active_model(
+                &SETTINGS
+                    .read()
+                    .await
+                    .read()
+                    .await
+                    .chat_completions_model_name,
+            )
+            .await;
+            status::set_audio_transcriptions_active_model(
+                &SETTINGS
+                    .read()
+                    .await
+                    .read()
+                    .await
+                    .audio_transcriptions_model_name,
+            )
+            .await;
+        });
     });
 
     loop {
diff --git a/crates/edgen_server/src/status.rs b/crates/edgen_server/src/status.rs
index d53e85b..528bbce 100644
--- a/crates/edgen_server/src/status.rs
+++ b/crates/edgen_server/src/status.rs
@@ -300,14 +300,13 @@ async fn observe_progress(
         let mut timestamp = Instant::now();
         while m.is_ok() {
             let s = m.unwrap().len() as u64;
-            let t = size;
-            let p = (s * 100) / t;
+            let p = (s * 100) / size;
 
-            if size > last_size {
-                last_size = size;
+            if s > last_size {
+                last_size = s;
                 timestamp = Instant::now();
-            } else if Instant::now().duration_since(timestamp) > Duration::from_secs(60) {
-                warn!("progress observer: no download progress in a minute. Giving up");
+            } else if Instant::now().duration_since(timestamp) > Duration::from_secs(180) {
+                warn!("progress observer: no download progress in three minutes. Giving up");
                 return;
             };
 
diff --git a/docs/src/app/api-reference/audio/page.mdx b/docs/src/app/api-reference/audio/page.mdx
index d7a0cae..01c9a72 100644
--- a/docs/src/app/api-reference/audio/page.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/app/api-reference/audio/page.mdx
@@ -82,3 +82,50 @@ Discover how to convert audio to text or text to audio. OpenAI compliant. {{ cla
 
   </Col>
 </Row>
+
+---
+
+## Transcription status {{ tag: 'GET', label: 'http://localhost:33322/v1/audio/transcriptions/status' }}
+
+<Row>
+  <Col>
+
+    Shows the current status of the audio transcriptions endpoint (e.g. downloads)
+
+  </Col>
+  <Col sticky>
+
+    <CodeGroup title="Request" tag="GET" label="v1/audio/transcriptions/status">
+
+    ```bash {{ title: 'cURL' }}
+    curl http://localhost:33322/v1/audio/transcriptions/status \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer no-key-required"
+    ```
+
+    ```python
+    from edgen import Edgen
+    client = Edgen()
+
+    status = client.audio.transcriptions.status.create()
+    print(status)
+    ```
+
+    ```ts
+    import Edgen from "edgen";
+
+    const client = new Edgen();
+
+    async function main() {
+      const status = await client.audio.transcriptions.status.create({});
+      console.log(status.text);
+    }
+    main();
+
+    ```
+    </CodeGroup>
+
+    ```json {{ title: 'Response' }}
+   {"active_model":"neural-chat-7b-v3-3.Q4_K_M.gguf","last_activity":"download","last_activity_result":"success","completions_ongoing":false,"download_ongoing":false,"download_progress":100,"last_errors":["Custom { kind: PermissionDenied, error: \"verboten\" }]}
+    ```
+  </Col>
+</Row>