diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/ollama-formatter.ts b/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/ollama-formatter.ts
index e9c5dea..589b3e2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/ollama-formatter.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/ollama-formatter.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class OllamaFormatter implements FormattingProvider {
       const match = aiResponse.match(
         /<formatted_text>([\s\S]*?)<\/formatted_text>/,
       );
-      const formattedText = match ? match[1].trim() : aiResponse.trim();
+      const formattedText = match ? match[1] : aiResponse;
 
       logger.pipeline.debug("Formatting completed", {
         original: text,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/openrouter-formatter.ts b/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/openrouter-formatter.ts
index b1b28c5..4895e08 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/openrouter-formatter.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/pipeline/providers/formatting/openrouter-formatter.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class OpenRouterProvider implements FormattingProvider {
       const match = aiResponse.match(
         /<formatted_text>([\s\S]*?)<\/formatted_text>/,
       );
-      const formattedText = match ? match[1].trim() : aiResponse.trim();
+      const formattedText = match ? match[1] : aiResponse;
 
       logger.pipeline.debug("Formatting completed", {
         original: text,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/services/platform/native-bridge-service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/services/platform/native-bridge-service.ts
index fd25167..c11abc3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/services/platform/native-bridge-service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/services/platform/native-bridge-service.ts
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ export class NativeBridge extends EventEmitter {
     this.proc.on("close", (code, signal) => {
       const helperName = getNativeHelperName();
       const isNormalExit = code === 0 && signal === null;
+      const isIntentionalKill = signal === "SIGTERM";
 
-      if (isNormalExit) {
+      if (isNormalExit || isIntentionalKill) {
         this.logger.info(`${helperName} process exited normally`);
       } else {
         this.logger.error(`${helperName} process crashed`, { code, signal });
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ export class NativeBridge extends EventEmitter {
       this.proc = null;
 
       // Auto-restart on crash
-      if (!isNormalExit) {
+      if (!isNormalExit && !isIntentionalKill) {
         this.attemptRestart();
       }
     });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/services/transcription-service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/services/transcription-service.ts
index 58b57ba..ba4affc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/services/transcription-service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/services/transcription-service.ts
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ export class TranscriptionService {
       this.transcriptionMutex.release();
     }
 
-    let completeTranscription = session.transcriptionResults.join(" ").trim();
+    let completeTranscription = session.transcriptionResults.join(" ");
     let formattingDuration: number | undefined;
 
     logger.transcription.info("Finalizing streaming session", {