diff --git a/klite.embd b/klite.embd
index 95e7b6bfb..eb2f48ff1 100644
--- a/klite.embd
+++ b/klite.embd
@@ -8450,6 +8450,10 @@ Current version: 108
 	}
 	function tts_speak(text)
 	{
+		if(!text || text=="" || text.trim()=="")
+		{
+			return;
+		}
 		if(localsettings.speech_synth==XTTS_ID) //xtts api server
 		{
 			if(xtts_is_connected)