diff --git a/neon_speech/service.py b/neon_speech/service.py
index 7b9c2aa..3144fdb 100644
--- a/neon_speech/service.py
+++ b/neon_speech/service.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE,  EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import os
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
 import ovos_dinkum_listener.plugins
 
@@ -421,9 +421,11 @@ def handle_get_stt(self, message: Message):
                 message.context['timing']['client_to_core'] = \
                     received_time - sent_time
             message.context['timing']['response_sent'] = time()
+            transcribed_str = [t[0] for t in transcriptions]
             self.bus.emit(message.reply(ident,
                                         data={"parser_data": parser_data,
-                                              "transcripts": transcriptions}))
+                                              "transcripts": transcribed_str,
+                                              "transcripts_with_conf": transcriptions}))
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.error(e)
             message.context['timing']['response_sent'] = time()
@@ -474,8 +476,9 @@ def build_context(msg: Message):
             message.context.setdefault('timing', dict())
             message.context['timing'] = {**timing, **message.context['timing']}
             context = build_context(message)
+            transribed_str = [t[0] for t in transcriptions]
             data = {
-                "utterances": transcriptions,
+                "utterances": transribed_str,
                 "lang": message.data.get("lang", "en-us")
             }
             # Send a new message to the skills module with proper routing ctx
@@ -485,7 +488,8 @@ def build_context(msg: Message):
             # Reply to original message with transcription/audio parser data
             self.bus.emit(message.reply(ident,
                                         data={"parser_data": parser_data,
-                                              "transcripts": transcriptions,
+                                              "transcripts": transribed_str,
+                                              "transcripts_with_conf": transcriptions,
                                               "skills_recv": handled}))
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.error(e)
@@ -535,7 +539,7 @@ def _write_encoded_file(audio_data: str) -> str:
         return wav_file_path
 
     def _get_stt_from_file(self, wav_file: str,
-                           lang: str = None) -> (AudioData, dict, list):
+                           lang: str = None) -> (AudioData, dict, List[Tuple[str, float]]):
         """
         Performs STT and audio processing on the specified wav_file
         :param wav_file: wav audio file to process
@@ -569,18 +573,18 @@ def _get_stt_from_file(self, wav_file: str,
                             self.api_stt.stream_data(data)
                         except EOFError:
                             break
-                    transcriptions = self.api_stt.stream_stop()
+                    transcriptions = self.api_stt.transcribe(None, None)
                     self.lock.release()
                 else:
                     LOG.error(f"Timed out acquiring lock, not processing: {wav_file}")
                     transcriptions = []
             else:
-                transcriptions = self.api_stt.execute(audio_data, lang)
+                transcriptions = self.api_stt.transcribe(audio_data, lang)
             if isinstance(transcriptions, str):
-                LOG.warning("Transcriptions is a str, no alternatives provided")
+                LOG.error("Transcriptions is a str, no alternatives provided")
                 transcriptions = [transcriptions]
 
-            transcriptions = [clean_quotes(t) for t in transcriptions]
+            transcriptions = [(clean_quotes(t[0]), t[1]) for t in transcriptions]
 
         get_stt = float(_stopwatch.time)
         with _stopwatch:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests.py b/tests/unit_tests.py
index 001eee1..fc02d2d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ def test_get_stt_from_file(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(audio, AudioData)
         self.assertIsInstance(context, dict)
         self.assertIsInstance(transcripts, list)
-        self.assertIn("stop", transcripts)
+        tr_str = [t[0] for t in transcripts]
+        self.assertIn("stop", tr_str)
 
         def threaded_get_stt():
             audio, context, transcripts = \
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ def threaded_get_stt():
             self.assertIsInstance(audio, AudioData)
             self.assertIsInstance(context, dict)
             self.assertIsInstance(transcripts, list)
-            self.assertIn("stop", transcripts)
+            tr_str = [t[0] for t in transcripts]
+            self.assertIn("stop", tr_str)
 
         threads = list()
         for i in range(0, 12):