diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/client/SanfordClient.java b/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/client/SanfordClient.java
index bc98bc6..008b6e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/client/SanfordClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/client/SanfordClient.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package org.cftoolsuite.client;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.cftoolsuite.domain.FileMetadata;
 import org.cftoolsuite.domain.chat.AudioResponse;
 import org.cftoolsuite.domain.chat.Inquiry;
@@ -14,15 +11,11 @@
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestPart;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 @FeignClient(name = "sanford-client", url = "${document.service.url}")
 public interface SanfordClient {
 
@@ -35,8 +28,8 @@ public interface SanfordClient {
     @PostMapping("/api/fetch")
     public ResponseEntity<FetchResponse> fetchUrls(@RequestBody FetchRequest request);
 
-    @PostMapping("/api/converse")
-    public ResponseEntity<AudioResponse> converse(@RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file) throws IOException;
+    @PostMapping(value = "/api/converse", consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM_VALUE)
+    public ResponseEntity<AudioResponse> converse(@RequestBody byte[] audioBytes);
 
     @PostMapping("/api/chat")
     public ResponseEntity<String> chat(@RequestBody Inquiry inquiry);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/ConverseView.java b/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/ConverseView.java
index a8b37d0..aa3ad29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/ConverseView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/ConverseView.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import com.vaadin.flow.router.PageTitle;
 import com.vaadin.flow.router.Route;
 import elemental.json.JsonObject;
-import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.cftoolsuite.client.SanfordClient;
 import org.cftoolsuite.domain.AppProperties;
 import org.cftoolsuite.domain.CustomMultipartFile;
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
 
-import java.io.File;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Base64;
 
 @PageTitle("sanford-ui » Converse")
@@ -131,23 +131,12 @@ private void handleRecordingResult(JsonObject result) {
             String base64Audio = result.getString("audioData");
             byte[] audioData = Base64.getDecoder().decode(base64Audio);
 
-            // Create temporary file
-            File tempFile = File.createTempFile("audio-", ".webm");
-            FileUtils.writeByteArrayToFile(tempFile, audioData);
-
-            // Convert to MultipartFile
-            MultipartFile multipartFile = new CustomMultipartFile(
-                    "file",
-                    "recording.webm",
-                    "audio/webm",
-                    FileUtils.readFileToByteArray(tempFile)
-            );
 
             // Show loading indicator
             UI.getCurrent().access(() -> loadingDiv.getStyle().set("display", "flex"));
 
             // Make API call using Feign client
-            var response = sanfordClient.converse(multipartFile);
+            var response = sanfordClient.converse(audioData);
             if (response.getStatusCode().is2xxSuccessful() && response.getBody() != null) {
                 // Update UI with response
                 UI.getCurrent().access(() -> {
@@ -170,9 +159,6 @@ private void handleRecordingResult(JsonObject result) {
                 showNotification("Error conversing with chatbot", NotificationVariant.LUMO_ERROR);
             }
 
-            // Cleanup temp file
-            tempFile.delete();
-
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Error conversing with chatbot", e);
             UI.getCurrent().access(() -> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/UploadView.java b/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/UploadView.java
index ec000cf..f411305 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/UploadView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cftoolsuite/ui/view/UploadView.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 import org.cftoolsuite.client.SanfordClient;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ protected void setupUI() {
         int numberOfSupportedContentTypes = supportedContentTypes.size() * 2;
         List<String> acceptedFileExtensions = supportedContentTypes.keySet().stream().map(k -> String.format(".%s", k)).toList();
         List<String> acceptedContentTypes = supportedContentTypes.values().stream().toList();
-        List<String> combinedList = List.of(acceptedFileExtensions, acceptedContentTypes).stream().flatMap(List::stream).toList();
+        List<String> combinedList = Stream.of(acceptedFileExtensions, acceptedContentTypes).flatMap(List::stream).toList();
         String[] acceptedFileTypes = combinedList.toArray(new String[numberOfSupportedContentTypes]);
         upload = new Upload(buffer);
         upload.setDropAllowed(true);