diff --git a/lib/tasks/say.js b/lib/tasks/say.js
index 7ee258c4..691e98e1 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/say.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/say.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class TaskSay extends Task {
     const {updateSpeechCredentialLastUsed} = require('../utils/db-utils')(this.logger, srf);
     const {writeAlerts, AlertType, stats} = srf.locals;
     const {synthAudio} = srf.locals.dbHelpers;
-    const vendor = this.synthesizer.vendor || cs.speechSynthesisVendor;
-    const language = this.synthesizer.language || cs.speechSynthesisLanguage ;
-    const voice =  this.synthesizer.voice || cs.speechSynthesisVoice ;
+    const vendor = this.synthesizer.vendor !== 'default' ? this.synthesizer.vendor : cs.speechSynthesisVendor;
+    const language = this.synthesizer.language !== 'default' ? this.synthesizer.language : cs.speechSynthesisLanguage ;
+    const voice =  this.synthesizer.voice !== 'default' ? this.synthesizer.voice : cs.speechSynthesisVoice;
     const engine = this.synthesizer.engine || 'standard';
     const salt = cs.callSid;
     const credentials = cs.getSpeechCredentials(vendor, 'tts');