diff --git a/public_html/index.html b/public_html/index.html
index 33d3901..9ba52b1 100644
--- a/public_html/index.html
+++ b/public_html/index.html
@@ -919,10 +919,12 @@ const IDLE_RELOAD_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 min inactivity → full reload
 let voiceMode    = false;   // true = JARVIS awake (listening for commands)
 let voiceMuted   = false;   // true = awake but mic muted
 let voiceLastCmd = 0;
-const VOICE_SLEEP_MS = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 min voice inactivity → sleep
+const VOICE_SLEEP_MS  = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 min voice inactivity → sleep
+const VOICE_ACTIVE_MS = 17000;            // 17s active window after each command
+let voiceActive = 0;                      // timestamp of last issued command
 // Phase 1: full phrase required to wake from sleep
 const WAKE_PHRASES = ["wake up jarvis", "daddy's home", "wake up, jarvis", "daddys home"];
-// Phase 2: command prefix when awake — "jarvis <command>"
+// Phase 2: command prefix — "jarvis <command>"; then 17s free-listen window
 const CMD_PREFIX = 'jarvis';
 const FACE_MODEL_URL = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/justadudewhohacks/face-api.js@0.22.2/weights';
 
@@ -1747,14 +1749,19 @@ function initVoice() {
       // Sleeping — full wake phrase required
       if (WAKE_PHRASES.some(p => lc.includes(p))) enterVoiceMode();
     } else if (!voiceMuted) {
-      // Awake — must start with "Jarvis" to trigger a command
-      voiceLastCmd = Date.now(); // any speech resets inactivity timer
+      // Awake — "Jarvis <cmd>" triggers command; active window allows free speech
+      voiceLastCmd = Date.now(); // any detected speech resets 30-min sleep timer
+      const inWindow = voiceActive > 0 && (Date.now() - voiceActive) < VOICE_ACTIVE_MS;
+      let cmd = null;
       if (lc.startsWith(CMD_PREFIX)) {
-        const cmd = transcript.substring(CMD_PREFIX.length).trim();
-        if (cmd) {
-          document.getElementById('textInput').value = cmd;
-          sendMessage();
-        }
+        cmd = transcript.substring(CMD_PREFIX.length).trim();
+      } else if (inWindow) {
+        cmd = transcript; // active window: no prefix needed
+      }
+      if (cmd) {
+        voiceActive = Date.now(); // reset 17s window
+        document.getElementById('textInput').value = cmd;
+        sendMessage();
       }
     }
   };