diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
index 73195c5d..02bedf20 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Keyboard, KeyboardAvoidingView, ActivityIndicator, Modal, Platform, TextInput, View, TouchableOpacity, Text, } from 'react-native';
-import { useKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake';
 import { FlatList, ScrollView } from '@stream-io/flat-list-mvcp';
 import { memo, useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useConversation } from './useConversation.hook';
@@ -59,8 +58,6 @@ export function ConversationBody() {
     };
   }, []);
 
-  useKeepAwake();
-
   const latch = () => {
     if (!state.momentum) {
       actions.latch();
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
index 3a45fb58..e4185347 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Image, View, Text, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake';
 import Colors from 'constants/Colors';
 import { Video, AVPlaybackStatus } from 'expo-av';
 import { useAudioAsset } from './useAudioAsset.hook';
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ export function AudioAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
 
   const { state, actions } = useAudioAsset(topicId, asset);
 
+  useKeepAwake();
+
   const player = useRef(null);
 
   return (
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
index b5df8f7b..2605c1e8 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ActivityIndicator, Image, View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import Colors from 'constants/Colors';
+import { useKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake';
 import { Video, AVPlaybackStatus } from 'expo-av';
 import { useVideoAsset } from './useVideoAsset.hook';
 import { styles } from './VideoAsset.styled';
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ export function VideoAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
 
   const { state, actions } = useVideoAsset(topicId, asset);
 
+  useKeepAwake();
+
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <TouchableOpacity activeOpacity={1} style={styles.container}  onPress={actions.showControls}>