diff --git a/lib/tasks/config.js b/lib/tasks/config.js
index fbae6179..0addfcc8 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/config.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/config.js
@@ -249,12 +249,14 @@ class TaskConfig extends Task {
     }
     if (this.hasTranscribe) {
       if (this.transcribe.enable) {
-        this.transcribeOpts.recognizer = this.hasRecognizer ?
-          this.recognizer :
-          {
-            vendor: cs.speechRecognizerVendor,
-            language: cs.speechRecognizerLanguage
-          };
+        if (!this.transcribeOpts.recognizer) {
+          this.transcribeOpts.recognizer = this.hasRecognizer ?
+            this.recognizer :
+            {
+              vendor: cs.speechRecognizerVendor,
+              language: cs.speechRecognizerLanguage
+            };
+        }
         this.logger.debug(this.transcribeOpts, 'Config: enabling transcribe');
         cs.startBackgroundTask('transcribe', this.transcribeOpts);
       } else {