diff --git a/app/ivr_menu/ivr_menu_edit.php b/app/ivr_menu/ivr_menu_edit.php
index d68df4565c..f9ddd20c8c 100644
--- a/app/ivr_menu/ivr_menu_edit.php
+++ b/app/ivr_menu/ivr_menu_edit.php
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ if (count($_POST)>0) {
 	$ivr_menu_enabled = check_str($_POST["ivr_menu_enabled"]);
 	$ivr_menu_description = check_str($_POST["ivr_menu_description"]);
 
+	if (isset($ivr_menu_greet_long) && !isset($ivr_menu_greet_short)) {
+//		$ivr_menu_greet_short = $ivr_menu_greet_long;
+	}
+
 	$ivr_menu_exit_action = check_str($_POST["ivr_menu_exit_action"]);
 	//$ivr_menu_exit_action = "transfer:1001 XML default";
 	$timeout_action_array = explode(":", $ivr_menu_exit_action);
@@ -481,7 +485,7 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 	echo "<td class='vtable' align='left'>\n";
 
 	echo "\n";
-	echo "		<select name='ivr_menu_greet_short' class='formfld' onchange='changeToInput(this);'\">\n";
+	echo "		<select name='ivr_menu_greet_short' class='formfld' onchange='changeToInput(this);'>\n";
 	echo "		<option></option>\n";
 	//misc
 		if (if_group("superadmin")) {
@@ -535,7 +539,7 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 		echo "</optgroup>\n";
 	//select
 		if (if_group("superadmin")) {
-			if (!$tmp_selected) {
+			if (!$tmp_selected && strlen($ivr_menu_greet_short) > 0) {
 				echo "<optgroup label='selected'>\n";
 				if (file_exists($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$ivr_menu_greet_short)) {
 					echo "		<option value='".$_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$ivr_menu_greet_short."' selected='selected'>".$ivr_menu_greet_short."</option>\n";
diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua b/resources/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua
index 0e9758d2ab..557f77ea16 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua
@@ -130,10 +130,14 @@
 			ivr_menu_greet_long = sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/"..ivr_menu_greet_long;
 		end
 	end
-	if (not file_exists(ivr_menu_greet_short)) then
-		if (file_exists(sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/"..ivr_menu_greet_short)) then
-			ivr_menu_greet_short = sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/"..ivr_menu_greet_short;
+	if (string.len(ivr_menu_greet_short) > 1) then
+		if (not file_exists(ivr_menu_greet_short)) then
+			if (file_exists(sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/"..ivr_menu_greet_short)) then
+				ivr_menu_greet_short = sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/"..ivr_menu_greet_short;
+			end
 		end
+	else
+		ivr_menu_greet_short = ivr_menu_greet_long;
 	end
 	ivr_menu_invalid_entry = sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/ivr/ivr-that_was_an_invalid_entry.wav";