Abstract: A system and method for validating a wake-up-word. Embodiments of the present disclosure may include receiving, at a first computing device, an audio signal from a second computing device, the audio signal being identified as possibly including a wake-up-word. Embodiments may further include rewinding the audio signal to a starting point of the wake-up-word, to generate a rewound audio signal. Embodiments may also include determining if the rewound audio signal includes the wake-up-word. Embodiments may further include transmitting feedback to the second computing device, wherein the feedback includes at least one of a go-back-to-sleep directive and an accepted detection directive.