diff --git a/app-configs/benedikta/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/app-configs/benedikta/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index 10b5124..efc9634 100644
--- a/app-configs/benedikta/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/app-configs/benedikta/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
   "log_level": "INFO",
   "logs": { "path": "stdout" },
   "listener": {
-    "sample_rate": 16000,
+    "continuous_listen": true,
+    "microphone": {
+      "module": "ovos-microphone-plugin-socket"
+    },
     "VAD": {
       "module": "ovos-vad-plugin-silero"
     }
-  },
-  "hotwords": {
-    "hey_benedikta": {
-      "module": "ovos-ww-plugin-precise-lite",
-      "listen": true
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app-configs/ultima/hivemind/config/server.json.j2 b/app-configs/ultima/hivemind/config/server.json.j2
index e992d7c..c141b03 100644
--- a/app-configs/ultima/hivemind/config/server.json.j2
+++ b/app-configs/ultima/hivemind/config/server.json.j2
@@ -25,38 +25,8 @@
   },
 
   "binary_protocol": {
-    "module": "hivemind-audio-binary-protocol-plugin",
-    "hivemind-audio-binary-protocol-plugin": {
-
-      "stt": {
-        "module": "ovos-stt-plugin-fasterwhisper",
-        "ovos-stt-plugin-fasterwhisper": {
-          "model": "base.en"
-        }
-      },
-
-      "tts": {
-        "module": "ovos-tts-plugin-piper",
-        "ovos-tts-plugin-piper": {
-          "voice": "alba-medium"
-        }
-      },
-
-      "vad": {
-        "module": "ovos-vad-plugin-silero",
-        "ovos-vad-plugin-silero": {}
-      },
-
-      "wake_word": "hey_benedikta",
-      "hotwords": {
-        "hey_benedikta": {
-          "module": "ovos-ww-plugin-precise-lite",
-          "model": "https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/precise-lite-models/raw/master/wakewords/en/hey_mycroft.tflite"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-
+  "module": "hivemind-audio-binary-protocol-plugin",
+  "hivemind-audio-binary-protocol-plugin": {},
   "network_protocol": {
     "hivemind-websocket-plugin": {
       "host": "0.0.0.0",
diff --git a/app-configs/ultima/ovos/mycroft.conf b/app-configs/ultima/ovos/mycroft.conf
index 0a18948..18293e5 100644
--- a/app-configs/ultima/ovos/mycroft.conf
+++ b/app-configs/ultima/ovos/mycroft.conf
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@
     }
   },
   "listener": {
-    "wake_word": "hey_benedikta",
-    "VAD": {
-      "module": "ovos-vad-plugin-silero"
-    }
+    "wake_word": "hey_benedikta"
   },
   "hotwords": {
     "hey_benedikta": {