diff --git a/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/AudioHelper.kt b/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/AudioHelper.kt
index 016bb88d938..25c70db3e29 100644
--- a/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/AudioHelper.kt
+++ b/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/AudioHelper.kt
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ internal class AudioHelper {
     audioRecord.startRecording()
 
     return flow {
+      val buffer = ByteArray(bufferSize)
       while (!stopRecording) {
-        val buffer = ByteArray(bufferSize)
         val bytesRead = audioRecord.read(buffer, 0, buffer.size)
         if (bytesRead > 0) {
           emit(buffer.copyOf(bytesRead))
diff --git a/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/LiveSession.kt b/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/LiveSession.kt
index d687c9bd9fd..02ddd54d0cf 100644
--- a/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/LiveSession.kt
+++ b/firebase-vertexai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/vertexai/type/LiveSession.kt
@@ -276,22 +276,6 @@ internal constructor(
           continue
         }
         try {
-          val functionContent = Json.decodeFromString<ToolCallSetup.Internal>(receivedJson)
-          emit(
-            LiveContentResponse(
-              null,
-              LiveContentResponse.Status.NORMAL,
-              functionContent.toolCall.functionCalls.map {
-                FunctionCallPart(it.name, it.args.orEmpty().mapValues { x -> x.value ?: JsonNull })
-              }
-            )
-          )
-          continue
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-          Log.w(TAG, "Failed to decode function calling: ${e.message}")
-        }
-        try {
-
           val serverContent = Json.decodeFromString<ServerContentSetup.Internal>(receivedJson)
           val data = serverContent.serverContent.modelTurn.toPublic()
           if (outputModalities.contains(ContentModality.AUDIO)) {
@@ -304,8 +288,24 @@ internal constructor(
               emit(LiveContentResponse(data, LiveContentResponse.Status.NORMAL, null))
             }
           }
+          continue
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+          Log.i(TAG, "Failed to decode server content: ${e.message}")
+        }
+        try {
+          val functionContent = Json.decodeFromString<ToolCallSetup.Internal>(receivedJson)
+          emit(
+            LiveContentResponse(
+              null,
+              LiveContentResponse.Status.NORMAL,
+              functionContent.toolCall.functionCalls.map {
+                FunctionCallPart(it.name, it.args.orEmpty().mapValues { x -> x.value ?: JsonNull })
+              }
+            )
+          )
+          continue
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-          Log.w(TAG, "Failed to decode server content: ${e.message}")
+          Log.w(TAG, "Failed to decode function calling: ${e.message}")
         }
       }
     }