diff --git a/ESP32_SpeechRecognition.html b/ESP32_SpeechRecognition.html
index 69b88d2b9c..f21a29e73f 100644
--- a/ESP32_SpeechRecognition.html
+++ b/ESP32_SpeechRecognition.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   }
 </script>
 </head>
-<body onclick="if (Lang.trim()!='') document.getElementById('lang').value=Lang;">
+<body onclick="if (Lang) document.getElementById('lang').value=Lang;">
 Language
 <select id="lang" name="lang" onclick="recognition.lang=this.value;try{startButton(event);}catch(e){}">
   <option value="en-NZ">en-NZ</option>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 <div id="command" style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;"></div>
                                                       
 <script>
-if (Lang.trim()=="") recognition.lang="en-NZ";
+if (Lang) recognition.lang="en-NZ";
 if (!recognizing) startButton(event);
 setInterval(async function(){
   Result = (Recognition_final_get());
