diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3425cd155..7b2e95bfd0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - Auto-reply: removed `autoReply` from Discord/Slack/Telegram channel configs; use `requireMention` instead (Telegram topics now support `requireMention` overrides).
 
 ### Fixes
+- macOS: harden Voice Wake tester/runtime (pause trigger, mic persistence, local-only tester) and keep transcript logs private. Thanks @xadenryan for PR #438.
 - Doctor/Daemon: surface gateway runtime state + port collision diagnostics; warn on legacy workspace dirs.
 - Discord: format slow listener logs in seconds to match shared duration style.
 - CLI: show colored table output for `clawdbot cron list` (JSON behind `--json`).
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
index d29f7b75ef..5ed48daea9 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
@@ -399,11 +399,11 @@ actor VoiceWakeRuntime {
             return "\(seg.text)@\(start)-\(end)"
         }.joined(separator: ", ")
 
-        self.logger.info(
-            "voicewake runtime transcript='\(transcript, privacy: .public)' textOnly=\(textOnly) " +
+        self.logger.debug(
+            "voicewake runtime transcript='\(transcript, privacy: .private)' textOnly=\(textOnly) " +
                 "isFinal=\(isFinal) timing=\(timingCount)/\(segments.count) " +
                 "capturing=\(capturing) fallback=\(usedFallback) " +
-                "\(matchSummary) segments=[\(segmentSummary, privacy: .public)]")
+                "\(matchSummary) segments=[\(segmentSummary, privacy: .private)]")
     }
 
     private func noteAudioTap(rms: Double) {
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift
index 6b10260b5f..34b1060802 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ final class VoiceWakeTester {
             "match=true gap=\(String(format: "%.2f", $0.postGap))s cmdLen=\($0.command.count)"
         } ?? "match=false"
 
-        self.logger.info(
-            "voicewake test transcript='\(transcript, privacy: .public)' textOnly=\(textOnly) " +
+        self.logger.debug(
+            "voicewake test transcript='\(transcript, privacy: .private)' textOnly=\(textOnly) " +
                 "isFinal=\(isFinal) timing=\(timingCount)/\(segments.count) " +
-                "\(matchSummary) gaps=[\(gaps, privacy: .public)] segments=[\(segmentSummary, privacy: .public)]")
+                "\(matchSummary) gaps=[\(gaps, privacy: .private)] segments=[\(segmentSummary, privacy: .private)]")
     }
 
     private static func debugSegments(_ segments: [WakeWordSegment]) -> String {