diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Audio/getCustomConfigSpeech.js b/api/server/services/Files/Audio/getCustomConfigSpeech.js
index d22a143574..a0fd23e3fa 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Audio/getCustomConfigSpeech.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Audio/getCustomConfigSpeech.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const getCustomConfig = require('~/server/services/Config/getCustomConfig');
+const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 /**
  * This function retrieves the speechTab settings from the custom configuration
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ const getCustomConfig = require('~/server/services/Config/getCustomConfig');
 async function getCustomConfigSpeech(req, res) {
   try {
     const customConfig = await getCustomConfig();
+
+    if (!customConfig) {
+      return res.status(200).send({
+        message: 'not_found',
+      });
+    }
+
     const sttExternal = !!customConfig.speech?.stt;
     const ttsExternal = !!customConfig.speech?.tts;
     let settings = {
@@ -22,7 +30,7 @@ async function getCustomConfigSpeech(req, res) {
       ttsExternal,
     };
 
-    if (!customConfig || !customConfig.speech?.speechTab) {
+    if (!customConfig.speech?.speechTab) {
       return res.status(200).send(settings);
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ async function getCustomConfigSpeech(req, res) {
 
     return res.status(200).send(settings);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Failed to get custom config speech settings:', error);
+    logger.error('Failed to get custom config speech settings:', error);
     res.status(500).send('Internal Server Error');
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx
index 6ae78c0655..779c32ef93 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function Speech() {
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (data) {
+    if (data && data.message !== 'not_found') {
       Object.entries(data).forEach(([key, value]) => {
         updateSetting(key, value);
       });