diff --git a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
index f6a6bc45b57..8a5fec83565 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class AudioSettings:
     is_vad_enabled: bool = True
     """True if VAD is used to determine the end of the voice command."""
 
-    silence_seconds: float = 0.5
+    silence_seconds: float = 0.7
     """Seconds of silence after voice command has ended."""
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
@@ -906,6 +906,8 @@ class PipelineRun:
                 metadata,
                 self._speech_to_text_stream(audio_stream=stream, stt_vad=stt_vad),
             )
+        except (asyncio.CancelledError, TimeoutError):
+            raise  # expected
         except Exception as src_error:
             _LOGGER.exception("Unexpected error during speech-to-text")
             raise SpeechToTextError(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/assist_satellite/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/assist_satellite/entity.py
index 8364a81b1fb..6ec40ae24f7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/assist_satellite/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/assist_satellite/entity.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class AssistSatelliteEntity(entity.Entity):
     _is_announcing = False
     _wake_word_intercept_future: asyncio.Future[str | None] | None = None
 
-    __assist_satellite_state: AssistSatelliteState | None = None
+    __assist_satellite_state = AssistSatelliteState.LISTENING_WAKE_WORD
 
     @final
     @property
diff --git a/tests/components/assist_satellite/test_entity.py b/tests/components/assist_satellite/test_entity.py
index f957a826828..2e4caca030b 100644
--- a/tests/components/assist_satellite/test_entity.py
+++ b/tests/components/assist_satellite/test_entity.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from homeassistant.components.assist_satellite import SatelliteBusyError
 from homeassistant.components.assist_satellite.entity import AssistSatelliteState
 from homeassistant.components.media_source import PlayMedia
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
-from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNKNOWN
 from homeassistant.core import Context, HomeAssistant
 
 from . import ENTITY_ID
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ async def test_entity_state(
 
     state = hass.states.get(ENTITY_ID)
     assert state is not None
-    assert state.state == STATE_UNKNOWN
+    assert state.state == AssistSatelliteState.LISTENING_WAKE_WORD
 
     context = Context()
     audio_stream = object()
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ async def test_entity_state(
     assert kwargs["end_stage"] == PipelineStage.TTS
 
     for event_type, expected_state in (
-        (PipelineEventType.RUN_START, STATE_UNKNOWN),
+        (PipelineEventType.RUN_START, AssistSatelliteState.LISTENING_WAKE_WORD),
         (PipelineEventType.RUN_END, AssistSatelliteState.LISTENING_WAKE_WORD),
         (PipelineEventType.WAKE_WORD_START, AssistSatelliteState.LISTENING_WAKE_WORD),
         (PipelineEventType.WAKE_WORD_END, AssistSatelliteState.LISTENING_WAKE_WORD),