diff --git a/speechInteraction/modules/googleSpeech/main.cpp b/speechInteraction/modules/googleSpeech/main.cpp
index ff6fe8b..f02ebd1 100644
--- a/speechInteraction/modules/googleSpeech/main.cpp
+++ b/speechInteraction/modules/googleSpeech/main.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,14 @@ class Processing : public yarp::os::TypedReaderCallback<yarp::sig::Sound>
         config->set_language_code(language.c_str());
         config->set_sample_rate_hertz(sample_rate);
         config->set_encoding(RecognitionConfig::LINEAR16);
+
+        config->set_use_enhanced(true); // Can be used with the correct model. If true but no model specified, it does nothing.
+        auto metadata = config->mutable_metadata();
+
+        metadata->set_microphone_distance(google::cloud::speech::v1::RecognitionMetadata_MicrophoneDistance_MIDFIELD);
+        metadata->set_recording_device_type(google::cloud::speech::v1::RecognitionMetadata_RecordingDeviceType_OTHER_INDOOR_DEVICE);
+        metadata->set_interaction_type(google::cloud::speech::v1::RecognitionMetadata_InteractionType_VOICE_COMMAND);
+        metadata->set_original_media_type(google::cloud::speech::v1::RecognitionMetadata_OriginalMediaType_AUDIO);
     }
 
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