diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/InteractiveSpeaking.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/InteractiveSpeaking.tsx
index 577a0891..3b3e65aa 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/InteractiveSpeaking.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/InteractiveSpeaking.tsx
@@ -149,13 +149,10 @@ export default function InteractiveSpeaking({
 	}, [answers, questionIndex]);
 
 	const saveAnswer = async (index: number) => {
-		const previousURL = answers.find((x) => x.questionIndex === questionIndex)?.blob;
-		const audioPath = await saveToStorage(previousURL);
-
 		const answer = {
 			questionIndex,
 			prompt: prompts[questionIndex].text,
-			blob: audioPath ? audioPath : mediaBlob!,
+			blob: mediaBlob!,
 		};
 
 		setAnswers((prev) => [...prev.filter((x) => x.questionIndex !== index), answer]);
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ export default function InteractiveSpeaking({
 					<div className="w-full p-4 px-8 bg-transparent border-2 border-mti-gray-platinum rounded-2xl flex-col gap-8 items-center">
 						<p className="text-base font-normal">Record your answer:</p>
 						<div className="flex gap-8 items-center justify-center py-8">
-							{status === "idle" && !mediaBlob && (
+							{status === "idle" && (
 								<>
 									<div className="w-full h-2 max-w-4xl bg-mti-gray-smoke rounded-full" />
 									{status === "idle" && (
@@ -278,9 +275,9 @@ export default function InteractiveSpeaking({
 									</div>
 								</>
 							)}
-							{((status === "stopped" && mediaBlobUrl) || (status === "idle" && mediaBlob)) && (
+							{status === "stopped" && mediaBlobUrl && (
 								<>
-									<Waveform audio={mediaBlobUrl ? mediaBlobUrl : mediaBlob!} waveColor="#FCDDEC" progressColor="#EF5DA8" />
+									<Waveform audio={mediaBlobUrl} waveColor="#FCDDEC" progressColor="#EF5DA8" />
 									<div className="flex gap-4 items-center">
 										<BsTrashFill
 											className="text-mti-gray-cool cursor-pointer w-5 h-5"
diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/Speaking.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/Speaking.tsx
index c53f88cb..17219cdb 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/Speaking.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/Speaking.tsx
@@ -74,26 +74,18 @@ export default function Speaking({id, title, text, video_url, type, prompts, use
 	}, [isRecording]);
 
 	const next = async () => {
-		setIsLoading(true);
-		const storagePath = await saveToStorage();
-		setIsLoading(false);
-
 		onNext({
 			exercise: id,
-			solutions: storagePath ? [{id, solution: storagePath}] : [],
+			solutions: mediaBlob ? [{id, solution: mediaBlob}] : [],
 			score: {correct: 0, total: 100, missing: 0},
 			type,
 		});
 	};
 
 	const back = async () => {
-		setIsLoading(true);
-		const storagePath = await saveToStorage();
-		setIsLoading(false);
-
 		onBack({
 			exercise: id,
-			solutions: storagePath ? [{id, solution: storagePath}] : [],
+			solutions: mediaBlob ? [{id, solution: mediaBlob}] : [],
 			score: {correct: 0, total: 100, missing: 0},
 			type,
 		});
diff --git a/src/exams/Reading.tsx b/src/exams/Reading.tsx
index f2c1ec53..f2049069 100644
--- a/src/exams/Reading.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Reading.tsx
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ function TextComponent({part, exerciseType}: {part: ReadingPart; exerciseType: s
 }
 
 export default function Reading({exam, showSolutions = false, onFinish}: Props) {
-	const [questionIndex, setQuestionIndex] = useState(0);
-	const [currentQuestionIndex, setCurrentQuestionIndex] = useState(0);
 	const [showTextModal, setShowTextModal] = useState(false);
 	const [showBlankModal, setShowBlankModal] = useState(false);
 	const [multipleChoicesDone, setMultipleChoicesDone] = useState<{id: string; amount: number}[]>([]);
diff --git a/src/exams/Speaking.tsx b/src/exams/Speaking.tsx
index e5124b5f..8dcd8709 100644
--- a/src/exams/Speaking.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Speaking.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 export default function Speaking({exam, showSolutions = false, onFinish}: Props) {
-	const [questionIndex, setQuestionIndex] = useState(0);
-	const [currentQuestionIndex, setCurrentQuestionIndex] = useState(0);
-
 	const {userSolutions, setUserSolutions} = useExamStore((state) => state);
+	const {questionIndex, setQuestionIndex} = useExamStore((state) => state);
 	const {hasExamEnded, setHasExamEnded} = useExamStore((state) => state);
 	const {exerciseIndex, setExerciseIndex} = useExamStore((state) => state);
 
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ export default function Speaking({exam, showSolutions = false, onFinish}: Props)
 		if (solution) {
 			setUserSolutions([...userSolutions.filter((x) => x.exercise !== solution.exercise), {...solution, module: "speaking", exam: exam.id}]);
 		}
-		setQuestionIndex((prev) => prev + currentQuestionIndex);
 
 		if (exerciseIndex + 1 < exam.exercises.length) {
 			setExerciseIndex(exerciseIndex + 1);
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ export default function Speaking({exam, showSolutions = false, onFinish}: Props)
 				<ModuleTitle
 					label={convertCamelCaseToReadable(exam.exercises[exerciseIndex].type)}
 					minTimer={exam.minTimer}
-					exerciseIndex={exerciseIndex + 1 + questionIndex + currentQuestionIndex}
+					exerciseIndex={exerciseIndex + 1 + questionIndex}
 					module="speaking"
 					totalExercises={countExercises(exam.exercises)}
 					disableTimer={showSolutions}