diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a87f6a7e..47b0c9fd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "talemate"
-version = "0.14.0"
+version = "0.14.1"
 description = "AI-backed roleplay and narrative tools"
 authors = ["FinalWombat"]
 license = "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0"
diff --git a/src/talemate/__init__.py b/src/talemate/__init__.py
index 7ea483b9..f8790ea7 100644
--- a/src/talemate/__init__.py
+++ b/src/talemate/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ from .agents import Agent
 from .client import TextGeneratorWebuiClient
 from .tale_mate import *
 
-VERSION = "0.14.0"
+VERSION = "0.14.1"
diff --git a/src/talemate/agents/base.py b/src/talemate/agents/base.py
index 0601f73d..40646125 100644
--- a/src/talemate/agents/base.py
+++ b/src/talemate/agents/base.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class AgentActionConfig(pydantic.BaseModel):
     type: str
     label: str
     description: str = ""
-    value: Union[int, float, str, bool, None]
+    value: Union[int, float, str, bool, None] = None
     default_value: Union[int, float, str, bool] = None
     max: Union[int, float, None] = None
     min: Union[int, float, None] = None
diff --git a/src/talemate/agents/tts.py b/src/talemate/agents/tts.py
index 126cef91..2241c166 100644
--- a/src/talemate/agents/tts.py
+++ b/src/talemate/agents/tts.py
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ class TTSAgent(Agent):
         if self.api == "tts":
             if not TTS:
                 return "error"
+        return "uninitialized"
 
     @property
     def max_generation_length(self):
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ class TTSAgent(Agent):
         Called when a conversation is generated
         """
         
-        if not self.enabled:
+        if not self.enabled or not self.ready:
             return
         
         if not isinstance(emission.message, (CharacterMessage, NarratorMessage)):
diff --git a/src/talemate/config.py b/src/talemate/config.py
index 2cb4ee24..4eaf2cc0 100644
--- a/src/talemate/config.py
+++ b/src/talemate/config.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Client(BaseModel):
  
 
 class AgentActionConfig(BaseModel):
-    value: Union[int, float, str, bool]
+    value: Union[int, float, str, bool, None] = None
         
 class AgentAction(BaseModel):
     enabled: bool = True