diff --git a/python/voice_to_notes/main.py b/python/voice_to_notes/main.py
index c13ca7d..873ec2a 100644
--- a/python/voice_to_notes/main.py
+++ b/python/voice_to_notes/main.py
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import signal
 import sys
 
-# Block torchcodec before anything imports it. pyannote.audio has a bug where
-# it conditionally imports AudioDecoder from torchcodec but uses it
-# unconditionally. Making torchcodec fully unimportable forces the torchaudio
-# fallback path.
-sys.modules["torchcodec"] = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-sys.modules["torchcodec.decoders"] = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
 # CRITICAL: Capture real stdout for IPC *before* importing any ML libraries
 # that might print to stdout and corrupt the JSON-line protocol.
diff --git a/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py b/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py
index 6ac5f51..3a8ed69 100644
--- a/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py
+++ b/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py
@@ -20,6 +20,36 @@ from voice_to_notes.utils.ffmpeg import get_ffmpeg_path
 from voice_to_notes.ipc.messages import progress_message
 from voice_to_notes.ipc.protocol import write_message
 
+_patched = False
+
+
+def _patch_pyannote_audio() -> None:
+    """Monkey-patch pyannote.audio.core.io.Audio to use torchaudio.
+
+    pyannote.audio has a bug where AudioDecoder (from torchcodec) is used
+    unconditionally even when torchcodec is not installed, causing NameError.
+    This replaces the Audio.__call__ method with a torchaudio-based version.
+    """
+    global _patched
+    if _patched:
+        return
+    _patched = True
+
+    try:
+        import torchaudio
+        from pyannote.audio.core.io import Audio
+
+        def _torchaudio_call(self: Audio, file: dict) -> tuple:
+            audio_path = file["audio"]
+            waveform, sample_rate = torchaudio.load(str(audio_path))
+            # pyannote expects (channel, time) tensor and sample_rate
+            return waveform, sample_rate
+
+        Audio.__call__ = _torchaudio_call  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        print("[sidecar] Patched pyannote Audio to use torchaudio", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[sidecar] Warning: Could not patch pyannote Audio: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+
 
 def _ensure_wav(file_path: str) -> tuple[str, str | None]:
     """Convert audio to 16kHz mono WAV if needed.
@@ -113,6 +143,7 @@ class DiarizeService:
         ]
 
         last_error: Exception | None = None
+        _patch_pyannote_audio()
         for model_name in models:
             try:
                 from pyannote.audio import Pipeline
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index d1fb334..cb70a7d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       }
     ],
     "security": {
-      "csp": "default-src 'self'; connect-src ipc: http://ipc.localhost http://asset.localhost https://asset.localhost; img-src 'self' asset: http://asset.localhost https://asset.localhost; media-src 'self' asset: http://asset.localhost https://asset.localhost; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'",
+      "csp": "default-src 'self' http://tauri.localhost; connect-src ipc: http://ipc.localhost http://asset.localhost https://asset.localhost blob:; img-src 'self' asset: http://asset.localhost https://asset.localhost blob:; media-src 'self' asset: http://asset.localhost https://asset.localhost blob:; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'",
       "assetProtocol": {
         "enable": true,
         "scope": ["**"]