diff --git a/src/snek/templates/web.html b/src/snek/templates/web.html
index 8969cab..81b2abb 100644
--- a/src/snek/templates/web.html
+++ b/src/snek/templates/web.html
@@ -214,8 +214,12 @@ app.addEventListener("channel-message", (data) => {
             app.playSound("mention");
         } else if (!isMentionForSomeoneElse(data.message)) {
             if(data.is_final){
-                app.playSound("message");
-                document.querySelector("snek-speaker").speak(data.message);
+                const speaker = document.querySelector("snek-speaker");
+                if(speaker.enabled){
+                    speaker.speak(data.message);
+                }else{
+                    app.playSound("message");
+                }
             }
         }
     }