diff --git a/lib/tasks/config.js b/lib/tasks/config.js
index 72ec3c4b..b9cab89b 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/config.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/config.js
@@ -187,18 +187,20 @@ class TaskConfig extends Task {
         : cs.speechRecognizerVendor;
       cs.speechRecognizerLabel = this.recognizer.label === 'default'
         ? cs.speechRecognizerLabel : this.recognizer.label;
-      cs.speechRecognizerLanguage = this.recognizer.language !== 'default'
+      cs.speechRecognizerLanguage = this.recognizer.language !== undefined && this.recognizer.language !== 'default'
         ? this.recognizer.language
         : cs.speechRecognizerLanguage;
 
       //fallback
-      cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerVendor = this.recognizer.fallbackVendor !== 'default'
+      cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerVendor = this.recognizer.fallbackVendor !== undefined &&
+        this.recognizer.fallbackVendor !== 'default'
         ? this.recognizer.fallbackVendor
         : cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerVendor;
       cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerLabel = this.recognizer.fallbackLabel === 'default' ?
         cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerLabel :
         this.recognizer.fallbackLabel;
-      cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerLanguage = this.recognizer.fallbackLanguage !== 'default'
+      cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerLanguage = this.recognizer.fallbackLanguage !== undefined &&
+        this.recognizer.fallbackLanguage !== 'default'
         ? this.recognizer.fallbackLanguage
         : cs.fallbackSpeechRecognizerLanguage;