diff --git a/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/AudioRate.tsx b/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/AudioRate.tsx
index a1d528e39..701b931f8 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/AudioRate.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/AudioRate.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { Text } from 'react-native';
 
 import styles from './styles';
@@ -8,18 +8,16 @@ import Touchable from '../../Touchable';
 const AudioRate = ({
 	onChange,
 	loaded = false,
-	rate: rateProps = 1
+	rate = 1
 }: {
 	onChange: (value: number) => void;
 	loaded: boolean;
 	rate: number;
 }) => {
-	const [rate, setRate] = useState(rateProps);
 	const { colors } = useTheme();
 
 	const onPress = () => {
 		const nextRate = rate === 2 ? 0.5 : rate + 0.5;
-		setRate(nextRate);
 		onChange(nextRate);
 	};
 
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/index.tsx b/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/index.tsx
index dbe9c672c..edbcd6355 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/index.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/message/Components/Audio/index.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const MessageAudio = ({ file, getCustomEmoji, author, isReply, style }: IMessage
 	const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 	const [paused, setPaused] = useState(true);
 	const [cached, setCached] = useState(false);
+	const [rate, setRate] = useState(1);
 
 	const duration = useSharedValue(0);
 	const currentTime = useSharedValue(0);
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ const MessageAudio = ({ file, getCustomEmoji, author, isReply, style }: IMessage
 	const { colors } = useTheme();
 
 	const audioUri = useRef<string>('');
-	const rate = useRef<number>(1);
 
 	const onPlaybackStatusUpdate = (status: AVPlaybackStatus) => {
 		if (status) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const MessageAudio = ({ file, getCustomEmoji, author, isReply, style }: IMessage
 		if (data.isLoaded && data.durationMillis) {
 			const durationSeconds = data.durationMillis / 1000;
 			duration.value = durationSeconds > 0 ? durationSeconds : 0;
-			rate.current = data.rate;
+			setRate(data.rate);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const MessageAudio = ({ file, getCustomEmoji, author, isReply, style }: IMessage
 		}
 	};
 
-	const setRate = async (value = 1.0) => {
+	const onChangeRate = async (value = 1.0) => {
 		await handleAudioMedia.setRateAsync(audioUri.current, value);
 	};
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ const MessageAudio = ({ file, getCustomEmoji, author, isReply, style }: IMessage
 			>
 				<PlayButton disabled={isReply} loading={loading} paused={paused} cached={cached} onPress={onPress} />
 				<Slider currentTime={currentTime} duration={duration} loaded={!isReply && cached} onChangeTime={setPosition} />
-				<AudioRate onChange={setRate} loaded={!isReply && cached} rate={rate.current} />
+				<AudioRate onChange={onChangeRate} loaded={!isReply && cached} rate={rate} />
 			</View>
 		</>
 	);