diff --git a/src/pipecat/pipeline/runner.py b/src/pipecat/pipeline/runner.py
index df480648e..3237c3904 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/pipeline/runner.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/pipeline/runner.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 class PipelineRunner:
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str | None = None, handle_sigint: bool = True):
+    def __init__(self, *, name: str | None = None, handle_sigint: bool = True):
         self.id: int = obj_id()
         self.name: str = name or f"{self.__class__.__name__}#{obj_count(self)}"
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/services/daily.py b/src/pipecat/transports/services/daily.py
index 94ff27ff6..c85e989dd 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/services/daily.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/services/daily.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class DailyTransportMessageFrame(TransportMessageFrame):
 
 class WebRTCVADAnalyzer(VADAnalyzer):
 
-    def __init__(self, sample_rate=16000, num_channels=1, params: VADParams = VADParams()):
-        super().__init__(sample_rate, num_channels, params)
+    def __init__(self, *, sample_rate=16000, num_channels=1, params: VADParams = VADParams()):
+        super().__init__(sample_rate=sample_rate, num_channels=num_channels, params=params)
 
         self._webrtc_vad = Daily.create_native_vad(
             reset_period_ms=VAD_RESET_PERIOD_MS,
diff --git a/src/pipecat/vad/silero.py b/src/pipecat/vad/silero.py
index de64eb4df..1cf173ef8 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/vad/silero.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/vad/silero.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class SileroVADAnalyzer(VADAnalyzer):
 
     def __init__(
             self,
+            *,
             sample_rate: int = 16000,
             version: str = "v5.0",
             params: VADParams = VADParams()):
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class SileroVAD(FrameProcessor):
 
     def __init__(
             self,
+            *,
             sample_rate: int = 16000,
             version: str = "v5.0",
             vad_params: VADParams = VADParams(),
diff --git a/src/pipecat/vad/vad_analyzer.py b/src/pipecat/vad/vad_analyzer.py
index 067165a8b..f6b9b61a7 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/vad/vad_analyzer.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/vad/vad_analyzer.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class VADParams(BaseModel):
 
 class VADAnalyzer:
 
-    def __init__(self, sample_rate: int, num_channels: int, params: VADParams):
+    def __init__(self, *, sample_rate: int, num_channels: int, params: VADParams):
         self._sample_rate = sample_rate
         self._num_channels = num_channels
         self._params = params