diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/tts.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/tts.cpp
index 1cc6c20472..f9afd1e1a7 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/tts.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/tts.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ void TTSSapi::showCfg()
 
 bool TTSSapi::configOk()
 {
+    if(settings->ttsVoice("sapi").isEmpty())
+        return false;
     return true;
 }