diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/live.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/live.rs
index c71d5ef..11c27a7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/live.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/live.rs
@@ -1086,11 +1086,12 @@ fn build_nearby_transcript_candidates(
     let mut texts: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     for start in 0..nearby.len() {
         let mut merged = String::new();
-        for end in start..nearby.len().min(start + DUPLICATE_TRANSCRIPT_MERGE_LIMIT) {
+        let upper = nearby.len().min(start + DUPLICATE_TRANSCRIPT_MERGE_LIMIT);
+        for segment in &nearby[start..upper] {
             if !merged.is_empty() {
                 merged.push(' ');
             }
-            merged.push_str(nearby[end].text.trim());
+            merged.push_str(segment.text.trim());
             if !texts.iter().any(|existing| existing == &merged) {
                 texts.push(merged.clone());
             }