diff --git a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
index cf735ddd..4dc82dc5 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class TaskTranscribe extends SttTask {
       })
         .catch((err) => this.logger.info(err, 'Error TaskTranscribe:kill'));
     }
-    if (this.transcribing2 && this.ep2.connected) {
+    if (this.transcribing2 && this.ep2?.connected) {
       stopTranscription = true;
       this.ep2.stopTranscription({vendor: this.vendor, bugname: this.bugname})
         .catch((err) => this.logger.info(err, 'Error TaskTranscribe:kill'));