diff --git a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx
index bb77ad178e..566c730596 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Speech/Speech.tsx
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ function Speech() {
 
       if (
         (settings[key].value !== newValue || settings[key].value === newValue || !settings[key]) &&
-        settings[key].value !== 'sttExternal' &&
-        settings[key].value !== 'ttsExternal'
+        settings[key].value === 'sttExternal' &&
+        settings[key].value === 'ttsExternal'
       ) {
         return;
       }