diff --git a/package/expo-package/src/handlers/Audio.ts b/package/expo-package/src/handlers/Audio.ts
index f67c3fcb94..5283131e8f 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/src/handlers/Audio.ts
+++ b/package/expo-package/src/handlers/Audio.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ export const Audio = AudioComponent
   ? {
       startRecording: async (recordingOptions: RecordingOptions, onRecordingStatusUpdate) => {
         try {
-          console.log('Requesting permissions..');
           const permissionsGranted = await AudioComponent.getPermissionsAsync().granted;
           if (!permissionsGranted) {
             await AudioComponent.requestPermissionsAsync();
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ export const Audio = AudioComponent
             allowsRecordingIOS: true,
             playsInSilentModeIOS: true,
           });
-          console.log('Starting recording..');
           const androidOptions = {
             audioEncoder: AndroidAudioEncoder.AAC,
             extension: '.aac',
@@ -258,7 +256,6 @@ export const Audio = AudioComponent
       },
       stopRecording: async () => {
         try {
-          console.log('Stopping recording..');
           await AudioComponent.setAudioModeAsync({
             allowsRecordingIOS: false,
           });
diff --git a/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts b/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
index 4ed2c36f28..7de216b604 100644
--- a/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
+++ b/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
@@ -171,16 +171,13 @@ const verifyAndroidPermissions = async () => {
 export const Audio = AudioRecorderPackage
   ? {
       pausePlayer: async () => {
-        console.log('Pause Player..');
         await audioRecorderPlayer.pausePlayer();
       },
       resumePlayer: async () => {
-        console.log('Resume Player..');
         await audioRecorderPlayer.resumePlayer();
       },
       startPlayer: async (uri, _, onPlaybackStatusUpdate) => {
         try {
-          console.log('Starting Player..');
           const playback = await audioRecorderPlayer.startPlayer(uri);
           console.log({ playback });
           audioRecorderPlayer.addPlayBackListener((status) => {
@@ -191,7 +188,6 @@ export const Audio = AudioRecorderPackage
         }
       },
       startRecording: async (options: RecordingOptions, onRecordingStatusUpdate) => {
-        console.log('Starting recording..');
         if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
           try {
             await verifyAndroidPermissions();
@@ -230,12 +226,14 @@ export const Audio = AudioRecorderPackage
         }
       },
       stopPlayer: async () => {
-        console.log('Stopping player..');
-        await audioRecorderPlayer.stopPlayer();
-        audioRecorderPlayer.removePlayBackListener();
+        try {
+          await audioRecorderPlayer.stopPlayer();
+          audioRecorderPlayer.removePlayBackListener();
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.log(error);
+        }
       },
       stopRecording: async () => {
-        console.log('Stopping recording..');
         await audioRecorderPlayer.stopRecorder();
         audioRecorderPlayer.removeRecordBackListener();
       },
diff --git a/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx b/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx
index 0708c2c403..917336f606 100644
--- a/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx
@@ -138,11 +138,9 @@ export const useAudioController = () => {
       await Audio.stopPlayer();
     }
     // For Expo CLI
-    if (recording && typeof recording !== 'string') {
-      if (soundRef.current?.stopAsync && soundRef.current?.unloadAsync) {
-        await soundRef.current.stopAsync();
-        await soundRef.current?.unloadAsync();
-      }
+    if (soundRef.current?.stopAsync && soundRef.current?.unloadAsync) {
+      await soundRef.current.stopAsync();
+      await soundRef.current?.unloadAsync();
     }
   };