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Agent Idle message saying "Oh my god are you still there?" when set to "Are you still there?"

Call ID: ed0619da-08be-42bd-ae40-5dbea6566549

Timestamp: 11:53

I need this to say "are you still there?" and not oh my god lol

**It appears that the idle message should match exactly what you set in `messagePlan.idleMessages`, so the phrase "Oh my god are you still there?" is unexpected.** Please double-check your assistant's configuration to ensure the idle message is set correctly. If the issue persists, provide the call ID and timestamp to Vapi support so they can investigate further, as this behavior is not described in the documentation.

Sources:
- [Vapi Assistant API Reference messagePlan.idleMessages](https://docs.vapi.ai/api-reference/assistants/create-assistant)
- [Vapi Changelog Idle Message Reset](https://docs.vapi.ai/changelog/2025/4/18)

i nedd confirmation this wont happen again

Set the temperature to a lower value like 0.4 or lower to prevent assistant randomness in responses. Test it with the lower value and let us know if it produces another comedic result.