diff --git a/meet-ce/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts b/meet-ce/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts
index cf4e709c..818e147d 100644
--- a/meet-ce/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts
+++ b/meet-ce/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const INTERNAL_CONFIG = {
 	PARTICIPANT_MAX_CONCURRENT_NAME_REQUESTS: '20', // Maximum number of request by the same name at the same time allowed
 	PARTICIPANT_NAME_RESERVATION_TTL: '12h' as StringValue, // Time-to-live for participant name reservations
 
-	CAPTIONS_AGENT_NAME: 'agent-meet-captions',
+	CAPTIONS_AGENT_NAME: 'agent-speech-processing',
 
 	// MongoDB Schema Versions
 	// These define the current schema version for each collection
diff --git a/meet-ce/backend/src/services/token.service.ts b/meet-ce/backend/src/services/token.service.ts
index 84fc6c47..f0af729c 100644
--- a/meet-ce/backend/src/services/token.service.ts
+++ b/meet-ce/backend/src/services/token.service.ts
@@ -71,17 +71,22 @@ export class TokenService {
 			at.addGrant(grants);
 		}
 
-		const captionsEnabledInEnv = MEET_ENV.CAPTIONS_ENABLED === 'true';
+		const captionsEnabledGlobally = MEET_ENV.CAPTIONS_ENABLED === 'true';
 		const captionsEnabledInRoom = Boolean(roomWithCaptions);
 
 		// Warn if configuration is inconsistent
-		if (!captionsEnabledInEnv && captionsEnabledInRoom) {
-			this.logger.warn(
-				`Captions feature is disabled in environment but Room is created with captions enabled. Please enable captions in environment by setting MEET_CAPTIONS_ENABLED=true to ensure proper functionality.`
-			);
+		if (!captionsEnabledGlobally) {
+			if (captionsEnabledInRoom) {
+				this.logger.warn(
+					`Captions feature is disabled in environment but Room is created with captions enabled. ` +
+						`Please enable captions in environment by setting MEET_CAPTIONS_ENABLED=true to ensure proper functionality.`
+				);
+			}
+
+			return await at.toJwt();
 		}
 
-		if (captionsEnabledInEnv && captionsEnabledInRoom) {
+		if (captionsEnabledInRoom) {
 			this.logger.debug('Activating Captions Agent. Configuring Room Agent Dispatch.');
 			at.roomConfig = new RoomConfiguration({
 				agents: [