diff --git a/wyoming_whisper_api_client/handler.py b/wyoming_whisper_api_client/handler.py
index 61a8965..efbbdf8 100644
--- a/wyoming_whisper_api_client/handler.py
+++ b/wyoming_whisper_api_client/handler.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import httpx
 import logging
 import wave
+import re
 
 from io import BytesIO
 
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ async def handle_event(self, event: Event) -> bool:
                         #_LOGGER.debug(r.json())
                         text = r.json()['text']
 
+                text = re.sub(r'\[.*?\]', '', text).strip()
+                text = re.sub(r'\(.*?\)', '', text).strip()
+
             _LOGGER.info(text)
 
             await self.write_event(Transcript(text=text).event())