diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index ecdb197cc2..6e90414191 100755
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ function initCommands() {
             }
 
             if (transcription) {
-                APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null, true));
+                APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null));
             }
         },
 
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ function initCommands() {
             }
 
             if (transcription) {
-                APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null, true));
+                APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null));
             }
 
             if (mode === 'local') {
diff --git a/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts b/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
index c3d8052ea4..7387b1b766 100644
--- a/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
+++ b/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ function _registerForNativeEvents(store: IStore) {
         }
 
         if (transcription) {
-            store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null, true));
+            store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null));
         }
     });
 
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ function _registerForNativeEvents(store: IStore) {
         }
 
         if (transcription) {
-            store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null, true));
+            store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null));
         }
 
         if (![ JitsiRecordingConstants.mode.FILE, JitsiRecordingConstants.mode.STREAM ].includes(mode)) {
diff --git a/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts b/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts
index a48a1029e8..1478c65dae 100644
--- a/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ export function showStartRecordingNotificationWithCallback(openRecordingDialog:
                     });
 
                     if (autoTranscribeOnRecord) {
-                        dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null, true));
+                        dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null));
                     }
                 } else {
                     openRecordingDialog();
diff --git a/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts b/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts
index cc20b924f7..302a8208f7 100644
--- a/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts
+++ b/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class AbstractStartRecordingDialog extends Component<IProps, IState> {
 
         if (this.state.selectedRecordingService === RECORDING_TYPES.JITSI_REC_SERVICE
                 && this.state.shouldRecordTranscription) {
-            dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, _displaySubtitles, _subtitlesLanguage, true));
+            dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, _displaySubtitles, _subtitlesLanguage));
         } else {
             _conference?.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
                 isTranscribingEnabled: this.state.shouldRecordTranscription
diff --git a/react/features/subtitles/actions.any.ts b/react/features/subtitles/actions.any.ts
index c145a3b5db..03eff51dde 100644
--- a/react/features/subtitles/actions.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/subtitles/actions.any.ts
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ export function toggleRequestingSubtitles() {
 export function setRequestingSubtitles(
         enabled: boolean,
         displaySubtitles = true,
-        language: string | null = `translation-languages:${DEFAULT_LANGUAGE}`,
-        backendRecordingOn = false) {
+        language: string | null = `translation-languages:${DEFAULT_LANGUAGE}`) {
     return {
         type: SET_REQUESTING_SUBTITLES,
-        backendRecordingOn,
         displaySubtitles,
         enabled,
         language
diff --git a/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts b/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts
index 9725c797e6..50373bd813 100644
--- a/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts
+++ b/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
         break;
     }
     case SET_REQUESTING_SUBTITLES:
-        _requestingSubtitlesChange(store, action.enabled, action.language, action.backendRecordingOn);
+        _requestingSubtitlesChange(store, action.enabled, action.language);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -344,17 +344,16 @@ function _getPrimaryLanguageCode(language: string) {
  * @param {Store} store - The redux store.
  * @param {boolean} enabled - Whether subtitles should be enabled or not.
  * @param {string} language - The language to use for translation.
- * @param {boolean} backendRecordingOn - Whether backend recording is on or not.
  * @private
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function _requestingSubtitlesChange(
         { dispatch, getState }: IStore,
         enabled: boolean,
-        language?: string | null,
-        backendRecordingOn = false) {
+        language?: string | null) {
     const state = getState();
     const { conference } = state['features/base/conference'];
+    const backendRecordingOn = conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.getMetadata()?.asyncTranscription;
 
     conference?.setLocalParticipantProperty(
         P_NAME_REQUESTING_TRANSCRIPTION,
@@ -363,7 +362,7 @@ function _requestingSubtitlesChange(
     if (enabled && conference?.getTranscriptionStatus() === JitsiMeetJS.constants.transcriptionStatus.OFF
         && isJwtFeatureEnabled(getState(), MEET_FEATURES.TRANSCRIPTION, false)) {
 
-        if (!conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.getMetadata()?.asyncTranscription) {
+        if (!backendRecordingOn) {
             conference?.dial(TRANSCRIBER_DIAL_NUMBER)
                 .catch((e: any) => {
                     logger.error('Error dialing', e);
@@ -376,9 +375,7 @@ function _requestingSubtitlesChange(
                     }));
                     dispatch(setSubtitlesError(true));
                 });
-        }
-
-        if (backendRecordingOn) {
+        } else {
             conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
                 isTranscribingEnabled: true
             });