diff --git a/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper.h b/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper.h
index ba2514bfc..80dc59d96 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper.h
+++ b/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper.h
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ typedef struct parsed_samples_t {
   bool memview_exported;
 } parsed_samples_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+  VALUE *context;
+  VALUE *params;
+  float *samples;
+  int n_samples;
+} ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_args;
+
 typedef struct {
   struct parakeet_full_params params;
   ruby_whisper_callback_container *new_segment_callback_container;
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_context.c b/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_context.c
index 8ad4b8f3a..bd19c21ac 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_context.c
+++ b/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_context.c
@@ -201,17 +201,10 @@ parakeet_full_ubf(void *rb_args)
   RUBY_ATOMIC_SET(args->abort_callback_user_data->is_interrupted, 1);
 }
 
-typedef struct {
-  VALUE *context;
-  VALUE *params;
-  float *samples;
-  int n_samples;
-} parakeet_full_args;
-
-static VALUE
-parakeet_full_body(VALUE rb_args)
+VALUE
+ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_body(VALUE rb_args)
 {
-  parakeet_full_args *args = (parakeet_full_args *)rb_args;
+  ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_args *args = (ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_args *)rb_args;
   ruby_whisper_parakeet_context *rwpc;
   GetParakeetContext(*args->context, rwpc);
   ruby_whisper_parakeet_params *rwpp;
@@ -248,18 +241,18 @@ ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
   VALUE n_samples = argc == 2 ? Qnil : argv[2];
 
   struct parsed_samples_t parsed = parse_samples(&argv[1], &n_samples);
-  parakeet_full_args args = {
+  ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_args args = {
     &self,
     &argv[0],
     parsed.samples,
     parsed.n_samples,
   };
-  VALUE rb_result = rb_ensure(parakeet_full_body, (VALUE)&args, release_samples, (VALUE)&parsed);
+  VALUE rb_result = rb_ensure(ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_body, (VALUE)&args, release_samples, (VALUE)&parsed);
   const int result = NUM2INT(rb_result);
   if (result == 0) {
     return self;
   } else {
-    rb_exc_raise(rb_funcall(eError, id_new, 1, result));
+    rb_exc_raise(rb_funcall(eError, id_new, 1, rb_result));
   }
 }
 
@@ -287,4 +280,3 @@ init_ruby_whisper_parakeet_context(VALUE *mParakeet)
 
   ITERATE_TOKEN_ATTRS(REGISTER_TOKEN_ATTR)
 }
-
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe.cpp b/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe.cpp
index 119668c3c..f287d20b8 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe.cpp
+++ b/bindings/ruby/ext/ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe.cpp
@@ -10,43 +10,13 @@ extern "C" {
 extern const rb_data_type_t ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_type;
 extern const rb_data_type_t ruby_whisper_parakeet_params_type;
 
-extern void ruby_whisper_parakeet_prepare_transcription(ruby_whisper_parakeet_params *rwpp, VALUE *context, ruby_whisper_parakeet_abort_callback_user_data *abort_callback_user_data);
+extern VALUE ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_body(VALUE rb_args);
 
-extern ID id_to_s;
 extern ID id_to_path;
 extern ID id_new;
 
 extern VALUE eError;
 
-typedef struct transcribe_without_gvl_args {
-  struct parakeet_context *context;
-  struct parakeet_full_params params;
-  float *samples;
-  size_t n_samples;
-  int result;
-} transcribe_without_gvl_args;
-
-typedef struct {
-  ruby_whisper_parakeet_abort_callback_user_data *abort_callback_user_data;
-} ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe_ubf_args;
-
-static void
-ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe_ubf(void *rb_args)
-{
-  ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe_ubf_args *args = (ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe_ubf_args *)rb_args;
-
-  RUBY_ATOMIC_SET(args->abort_callback_user_data->is_interrupted, 1);
-}
-
-static void*
-transcribe_without_gvl(void *rb_args)
-{
-  struct transcribe_without_gvl_args *args = (struct transcribe_without_gvl_args *)rb_args;
-  args->result = parakeet_full(args->context, args->params, args->samples, args->n_samples);
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 VALUE
 ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe(VALUE self, VALUE audio_path, VALUE params)
 {
@@ -68,29 +38,18 @@ ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe(VALUE self, VALUE audio_path, VALUE params)
   GetParakeetContext(self, rwpc);
   GetParakeetParams(params, rwpp);
 
-  ruby_whisper_parakeet_abort_callback_user_data abort_callback_user_data = {
-    0,
-    NULL,
-  };
-  ruby_whisper_parakeet_prepare_transcription(rwpp, &self, &abort_callback_user_data);
-
-  struct transcribe_without_gvl_args args = {
-    rwpc->context,
-    rwpp->params,
+  ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_args args = {
+    &self,
+    &params,
     pcmf32.data(),
-    pcmf32.size(),
-    0,
+    (int)pcmf32.size(),
   };
-
-  ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe_ubf_args ubf_args = {
-    &abort_callback_user_data,
-  };
-
-  rb_thread_call_without_gvl(transcribe_without_gvl, (void *)&args, ruby_whisper_parakeet_transcribe_ubf, (void *)&ubf_args);
-  if (args.result == 0) {
+  VALUE rb_result = ruby_whisper_parakeet_context_full_body((VALUE)&args);
+  const int result = NUM2INT(rb_result);
+  if (result == 0) {
     return self;
   } else {
-    rb_exc_raise(rb_funcall(eError, id_new, 1, INT2NUM(args.result)));
+    rb_exc_raise(rb_funcall(eError, id_new, 1, rb_result));
   }
 }