diff --git a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
index 8a3e0d77..17b50e2f 100644
--- a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
     }
     else if ('nvidia' === vendor) {
       const {nvidiaOptions = {}} = rOpts;
+      const rivaUri = nvidiaOptions.rivaUri || sttCredentials.riva_server_uri;
       opts = {
         ...opts,
         ...((nvidiaOptions.profanityFilter || rOpts.profanityFilter) && {NVIDIA_PROFANITY_FILTER: 1}),
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
         ...(nvidiaOptions.maxAlternatives && {NVIDIA_MAX_ALTERNATIVES: nvidiaOptions.maxAlternatives}),
         ...(!nvidiaOptions.maxAlternatives && {NVIDIA_MAX_ALTERNATIVES: 1}),
         ...(rOpts.model && {NVIDIA_MODEL: rOpts.model}),
-        ...(nvidiaOptions.rivaUri && {NVIDIA_RIVA_URI: nvidiaOptions.rivaUri}),
+        ...(rivaUri && {NVIDIA_RIVA_URI: rivaUri}),
         ...(nvidiaOptions.verbatimTranscripts && {NVIDIA_VERBATIM_TRANSCRIPTS: 1}),
         ...(rOpts.diarization && {NVIDIA_SPEAKER_DIARIZATION: 1}),
         ...(rOpts.diarization && rOpts.diarizationMaxSpeakers > 0 &&