diff --git a/crates/chanora_audio/src/android_voice_unit.rs b/crates/chanora_audio/src/android_voice_unit.rs
index 75ed66f..0253035 100644
--- a/crates/chanora_audio/src/android_voice_unit.rs
+++ b/crates/chanora_audio/src/android_voice_unit.rs
@@ -354,9 +354,16 @@ impl AndroidCaptureState {
             self.fallback_warned_backend = None;
             match vad_backend {
                 crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx => {
-                    self.silero_vad_worker = None;
-                    self.mark_vad_fallback_active(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
-                    self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(true);
+                    let model_path = crate::vad::silero_model_bundle_path();
+                    self.silero_vad_worker =
+                        crate::vad::silero_onnx::SileroOnnxVadWorker::try_new(&model_path);
+                    if self.silero_vad_worker.is_some() {
+                        self.fallback_warned_backend = None;
+                        self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(false);
+                    } else {
+                        self.mark_vad_fallback_active(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
+                        self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(true);
+                    }
                 }
                 _ => {
                     self.silero_vad_worker = None;
diff --git a/crates/chanora_audio/src/ios_voice_unit.rs b/crates/chanora_audio/src/ios_voice_unit.rs
index b730325..9466599 100644
--- a/crates/chanora_audio/src/ios_voice_unit.rs
+++ b/crates/chanora_audio/src/ios_voice_unit.rs
@@ -351,9 +351,15 @@ impl IosCaptureState {
             self.current_vad_backend = vad_backend;
             self.fallback_warned_backend = None;
             if vad_backend == crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx {
-                self.silero_coreml_worker = None;
-                self.mark_vad_fallback_active(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
-                self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(true);
+                self.silero_coreml_worker =
+                    crate::vad::apple_coreml::AppleCoreMlVadWorker::try_new();
+                if self.silero_coreml_worker.is_some() {
+                    self.fallback_warned_backend = None;
+                    self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(false);
+                } else {
+                    self.mark_vad_fallback_active(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
+                    self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(true);
+                }
             } else {
                 self.silero_coreml_worker = None;
                 self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(false);