diff --git a/app/recordings/recordings.php b/app/recordings/recordings.php
index daf22c6c2a..38df040ffa 100644
--- a/app/recordings/recordings.php
+++ b/app/recordings/recordings.php
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 	$language = new text;
 	$text = $language->get();
 
+//add the settings object
+	$settings = new settings(["domain_uuid" => $SESSION['domain_uuid']]);
+	$speech_enabled = $settings->get('ai', 'speech_enabled');
+
 //set additional variables
 	$action = $_REQUEST["action"] ?? '';
 	$search = $_REQUEST["search"] ?? '';
@@ -380,9 +384,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-//set the default value for speech
-	$speech_enabled = !empty($_SESSION['ai']['speech_enabled']['boolean']) && !empty($_SESSION['ai']['speech_engine']['text']);
-
 //create token
 	$object = new token;
 	$token = $object->create($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
@@ -684,4 +685,4 @@
 		fclose($fp);
 	}
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>