diff --git a/platypush/plugins/assistant/picovoice/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/assistant/picovoice/__init__.py
index c90ac315d..3c7948d2d 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/assistant/picovoice/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/assistant/picovoice/__init__.py
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ class AssistantPicovoicePlugin(AssistantPlugin, RunnablePlugin):
 
         :param query: Query to be sent.
         """
+        self._on_speech_recognized(query)
 
     def main(self):
         while not self.should_stop():