diff --git a/main/audio_processing/afe_audio_processor.cc b/main/audio_processing/afe_audio_processor.cc
index a19e589e..d853130c 100644
--- a/main/audio_processing/afe_audio_processor.cc
+++ b/main/audio_processing/afe_audio_processor.cc
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ void AfeAudioProcessor::Initialize(AudioCodec* codec) {
 
     srmodel_list_t *models = esp_srmodel_init("model");
     char* ns_model_name = esp_srmodel_filter(models, ESP_NSNET_PREFIX, NULL);
-
+    char* vad_model_name = esp_srmodel_filter(models, ESP_VADN_PREFIX, NULL);
+    
     afe_config_t* afe_config = afe_config_init(input_format.c_str(), NULL, AFE_TYPE_VC, AFE_MODE_HIGH_PERF);
     afe_config->aec_mode = AEC_MODE_VOIP_HIGH_PERF;
     afe_config->vad_mode = VAD_MODE_0;
     afe_config->vad_min_noise_ms = 100;
+    if (vad_model_name != nullptr) {
+        afe_config->vad_model_name = vad_model_name;
+    }
 
     if (ns_model_name != nullptr) {
         afe_config->ns_init = true;