diff --git a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
index 9f3da0bb..32182659 100644
--- a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
@@ -385,15 +385,15 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
   const setSpeechCredentialsAtRuntime = (recognizer) => {
     if (!recognizer) return;
     if (recognizer.vendor === 'nuance') {
-      const {clientId, secret} = recognizer.nuanceOptions;
+      const {clientId, secret} = recognizer.nuanceOptions || {};
       if (clientId && secret) return {client_id: clientId, secret};
     }
     else if (recognizer.vendor === 'deepgram') {
-      const {apiKey} = recognizer.deepgramOptions;
+      const {apiKey} = recognizer.deepgramOptions || {};
       if (apiKey) return {api_key: apiKey};
     }
     else if (recognizer.vendor === 'ibm') {
-      const {ttsApiKey, ttsRegion, sttApiKey, sttRegion, instanceId} = recognizer.ibmOptions;
+      const {ttsApiKey, ttsRegion, sttApiKey, sttRegion, instanceId} = recognizer.ibmOptions || {};
       if (ttsApiKey || sttApiKey) return {
         tts_api_key: ttsApiKey,
         tts_region: ttsRegion,