diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
index b75f7d9aa9..0c1f7e2386 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/record_message.lua
@@ -70,15 +70,23 @@
 					if (debug["info"]) then
 						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] CMD: " .. transcribe_cmd .. "\n");
 						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] RESULT: " .. transcribe_result .. "\n");
-						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] TRANSCRIPTION: " .. transcribe_json["results"][1]["name"] .. "\n");
-						freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] CONFIDENCE: " .. transcribe_json["results"][1]["confidence"] .. "\n");
+						if (transcribe_json["results"][1]["name"] == nil) then
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] TRANSCRIPTION: (null) \n");
+						else
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] TRANSCRIPTION: " .. transcribe_json["results"][1]["name"] .. "\n");
+						end
+						if (transcribe_json["results"][1]["confidence"] == nil) then
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] CONFIDENCE: (null) \n");
+						else
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] CONFIDENCE: " .. transcribe_json["results"][1]["confidence"] .. "\n");
+						end
 					end
 							
 					transcription = transcribe_json["results"][1]["name"];
 					transcription = transcription:gsub("<profanity>.*<%/profanity>","...");
 					confidence = transcribe_json["results"][1]["confidence"];
+					return transcription;
 				end
-				return transcription;
 			end
 		else
 			if (debug["info"]) then