diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/missing_voice_button.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/missing_voice_button.dart
index e1f8b74fb..3baa8422e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/missing_voice_button.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/missing_voice_button.dart
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ class MissingVoiceButton extends StatelessWidget {
           ),
           TextButton(
             onPressed: () => launchTTSSettings,
-            style: const ButtonStyle(
-              tapTargetSize: MaterialTapTargetSize.shrinkWrap,
-            ),
+            // commenting out as suspecting this is causing an issue
+            // #freeze-activity
+            // style: const ButtonStyle(
+            //   tapTargetSize: MaterialTapTargetSize.shrinkWrap,
+            // ),
             child: Text(L10n.of(context)!.openVoiceSettings),
           ),
         ],
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/multiple_choice_activity.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/multiple_choice_activity.dart
index f0ad5b80a..8a34dfc6d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/multiple_choice_activity.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/multiple_choice_activity.dart
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import 'dart:developer';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/choreographer/widgets/choice_array.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/controllers/my_analytics_controller.dart';
-import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/enum/activity_type_enum.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/models/practice_activities.dart/practice_activity_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/models/practice_activities.dart/practice_activity_record_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart';
-import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/word_audio_button.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -85,9 +83,11 @@ class MultipleChoiceActivityState extends State<MultipleChoiceActivity> {
       widget.practiceCardController.onActivityFinish();
     }
 
-    setState(
-      () => selectedChoiceIndex = index,
-    );
+    if (mounted) {
+      setState(
+        () => selectedChoiceIndex = index,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ class MultipleChoiceActivityState extends State<MultipleChoiceActivity> {
             ),
           ),
           const SizedBox(height: 8),
-          if (practiceActivity.activityType ==
-              ActivityTypeEnum.wordFocusListening)
-            WordAudioButton(text: practiceActivity.content.answer),
+          // #freeze-activity
+          // if (practiceActivity.activityType ==
+          //     ActivityTypeEnum.wordFocusListening)
+          //   WordAudioButton(text: practiceActivity.content.answer),
           ChoicesArray(
             isLoading: false,
             uniqueKeyForLayerLink: (index) => "multiple_choice_$index",
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart
index fd4428b59..62dadc78b 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart
@@ -175,13 +175,26 @@ class MessagePracticeActivityCardState extends State<PracticeActivityCard> {
       );
 
   Future<void> _savorTheJoy() async {
-    debugger(when: savoringTheJoy && kDebugMode);
+    try {
+      debugger(when: savoringTheJoy && kDebugMode);
 
-    if (mounted) setState(() => savoringTheJoy = true);
+      if (mounted) setState(() => savoringTheJoy = true);
 
-    await Future.delayed(appropriateTimeForJoy);
+      await Future.delayed(appropriateTimeForJoy);
 
-    if (mounted) setState(() => savoringTheJoy = false);
+      if (mounted) setState(() => savoringTheJoy = false);
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      debugger(when: kDebugMode);
+      ErrorHandler.logError(
+        e: e,
+        s: s,
+        m: 'Failed to savor the joy',
+        data: {
+          'activity': currentActivity,
+          'record': currentCompletionRecord,
+        },
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   /// Called when the user finishes an activity.
@@ -211,7 +224,8 @@ class MessagePracticeActivityCardState extends State<PracticeActivityCard> {
         widget.pangeaMessageEvent.eventId,
       );
 
-      //
+      // wait for the joy to be savored before resolving the activity
+      // and setting it to replace the previous activity
       final Iterable<dynamic> result = await Future.wait([
         _savorTheJoy(),
         _fetchNewActivity(),
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/word_audio_button.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/word_audio_button.dart
index 226328804..78c0efb7d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/word_audio_button.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/word_audio_button.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class WordAudioButtonState extends State<WordAudioButton> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     // TODO: implement initState
+    debugPrint('initState WordAudioButton');
     super.initState();
     ttsController.setupTTS().then((value) => setState(() {}));
   }
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class WordAudioButtonState extends State<WordAudioButton> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    debugPrint('build WordAudioButton');
     return Column(
       children: [
         IconButton(
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ class WordAudioButtonState extends State<WordAudioButton> {
             }
           }, // Disable button if language isn't supported
         ),
-        ttsController.missingVoiceButton,
+        // #freeze-activity
+        //commenting out to see if it's causing an issue
+        // ttsController.missingVoiceButton,
       ],
     );
   }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 1dc0fcc8f..5b2f1b287 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: Learn a language while texting your friends.
 # Pangea#
 publish_to: none
 # On version bump also increase the build number for F-Droid
-version: 1.21.5+3541
+version: 1.21.5+3542
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0"