diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index edb87dd2..43474565 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
       "expected_duration": 3
     }
   },
+  "stt": {
+    "fallback_module": ""
+  },
   "tts": {
     "module": "ovos-tts-plugin-mimic3-server",
     "fallback_module": "ovos-tts-plugin-mimic",