diff --git a/apps/shortcuts.c b/apps/shortcuts.c
index 7846d689af..33383efb1c 100644
--- a/apps/shortcuts.c
+++ b/apps/shortcuts.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int shortcut_menu_speak_item(int selected_item, void * data)
                     talk_timedate();
                 else
 #endif
-                if (sc->name[0])
+                if (sc->name[0] && sc->u.timedata.sleep_timeout >= 0)
                     talk_spell(sc->name, false);
                 else
                     talk_sleeptimer(sc->u.timedata.sleep_timeout);