diff --git a/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/cli/main.py b/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/cli/main.py
index 4be536e..0eb737d 100644
--- a/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/cli/main.py
+++ b/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/cli/main.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def flush(self):
     def interrupt(self):
         self.orca_connection.send({'command': Commands.INTERRUPT})
         while self.orca_connection.poll() and self.orca_connection.recv()['command'] != Commands.INTERRUPT:
-            time.sleep(0.01)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
         self.speaker.interrupt()
 
     def tick(self):
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ def handler(_, __) -> None:
             text_queue = Queue()
             while not close:
                 while connection.poll():
+                    time.sleep(0.1)
                     message = connection.recv()
                     if message['command'] == Commands.CLOSE:
                         close = True
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ def handler(_, __) -> None:
                         orca_profiler.reset()
                         utterance_end_sec = 0
                         delay_sec = -1
-                if not text_queue.empty():
+                while not text_queue.empty():
                     text = text_queue.get()
                     orca_profiler.tick()
                     pcm = orca_stream.synthesize(text)
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ def process(self, text: str, utterance_end_sec):
     def interrupt(self):
         self.pllm_connection.send({'command': Commands.INTERRUPT})
         while self.pllm_connection.poll() and self.pllm_connection.recv()['command'] != Commands.INTERRUPT:
-            time.sleep(0.01)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
         print('', flush=True)
         self.synthesizer.interrupt()
 
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ def llm_task(text):
             llm_future = None
             interrupting = False
             while not close:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
                 while connection.poll():
                     message = connection.recv()
                     if message['command'] == Commands.CLOSE:
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ def llm_task(text):
                     connection.send({'command': Commands.INTERRUPT})
         finally:
             while llm_future and llm_future.done():
-                time.sleep(0.01)
+                time.sleep(0.1)
             del executor
             pllm.release()
 
diff --git a/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/windows_gui/main.py b/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/windows_gui/main.py
index 903a221..4eaed84 100644
--- a/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/windows_gui/main.py
+++ b/recipes/llm-voice-assistant/python/windows_gui/main.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ def handler(_, __) -> None:
             flushing = False
             text_queue = Queue()
             while not close:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
                 while connection.poll():
                     message = connection.recv()
                     if message['command'] == Commands.CLOSE:
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ def llm_task(text):
             llm_future = None
             interrupting = False
             while not close:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
                 while connection.poll():
                     message = connection.recv()
                     if message['command'] == Commands.CLOSE:
@@ -745,6 +747,9 @@ def handler(_, __) -> None:
             pass
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handler)
 
+        if not sys.platform.lower().startswith('win'):
+            return
+
         try:
             gpu_usage_counters_format = r'"\GPU Engine(pid_{}_*)\Utilization Percentage"'
             gpu_usage_counters = ', '.join([gpu_usage_counters_format.format(pid) for pid in pids])
@@ -856,10 +861,6 @@ def handler(_, __) -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if not sys.platform.lower().startswith('win'):
-        print('Error: Only runs on Windows platforms')
-        exit(1)
-
     parser = ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
         '--config',