diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
index 9b9ca6507d..dd3e73223a 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
@@ -118,12 +118,14 @@
 			end
 			if (transcribe_provider == "selfhosted") then
 				local transcription_server = settings:get('voicemail', 'transcription_server', 'text') or '';
-				local api_key2 = settings:get('voicemail', 'api_key', 'text') or '';
+				local api_key = settings:get('voicemail', 'api_key', 'text') or '';
+				local json_enabled = settings:get('voicemail', 'json_enabled', 'boolean') or "false";
 				if (transcription_server ~= '') then
-					transcribe_cmd = "curl -L " .. transcription_server .. " -F file=@"..file_path
+					transcribe_cmd = "curl -X POST " .. transcription_server .. " -H 'Authorization: Bearer " .. api_key .. "' -F file=@"..file_path
 					local handle = io.popen(transcribe_cmd);
 					local transcribe_result = esc(handle:read("*a"));
 					handle:close();
+
 					if (debug["info"]) then
 						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] CMD: " .. transcribe_cmd .. "\n");
 						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] RESULT: " .. transcribe_result .. "\n");
@@ -133,6 +135,18 @@
 						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] TRANSCRIPTION: (null) \n");
 						return ''
 					end
+					if (json_enabled == "true") then
+						local transcribe_json = JSON.decode(transcribe_result);
+						if (transcribe_json["message"] == nil) then
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] TRANSCRIPTION: " .. transcribe_result .. "\n");
+							transcribe_result = '';
+						end
+						if (transcribe_json["error"] ~= nil) then
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] TRANSCRIPTION: " .. transcribe_result .. "\n");
+							transcribe_result = '';
+						end
+						transcribe_result = transcribe_json["message"];
+					end
 					return transcribe_result;
 				end
 			end