diff --git a/core/cli/transcript.go b/core/cli/transcript.go
index d62beadf0..06764f4dd 100644
--- a/core/cli/transcript.go
+++ b/core/cli/transcript.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (t *TranscriptCMD) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	tr, err := backend.ModelTranscription(t.Filename, t.Language, t.Translate, t.Diarize, t.Prompt, ml, c, opts)
+	tr, err := backend.ModelTranscription(context.Background(), t.Filename, t.Language, t.Translate, t.Diarize, t.Prompt, ml, c, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}