diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
index 8ff0ac935..1ebc24010 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
@@ -1270,13 +1270,10 @@ async function getExpressionsList() {
      * @returns {Promise<string[]>}
      */
     async function resolveExpressionsList() {
-        // get something for offline mode (default images)
-        if (!modules.includes('classify') && extension_settings.expressions.api == EXPRESSION_API.extras) {
-            return DEFAULT_EXPRESSIONS;
-        }
-
+        // See if we can retrieve a specific expression list from the API
         try {
-            if (extension_settings.expressions.api == EXPRESSION_API.extras) {
+            // Check Extras api first, if enabled and that module active
+            if (extension_settings.expressions.api == EXPRESSION_API.extras && modules.includes('classify')) {
                 const url = new URL(getApiUrl());
                 url.pathname = '/api/classify/labels';
 
@@ -1291,7 +1288,10 @@ async function getExpressionsList() {
                     expressionsList = data.labels;
                     return expressionsList;
                 }
-            } else {
+            }
+
+            // If running the local classify model (not using the LLM), we ask that one
+            if (extension_settings.expressions.api == EXPRESSION_API.local) {
                 const apiResult = await fetch('/api/extra/classify/labels', {
                     method: 'POST',
                     headers: getRequestHeaders(),
@@ -1303,11 +1303,12 @@ async function getExpressionsList() {
                     return expressionsList;
                 }
             }
-        }
-        catch (error) {
+        } catch (error) {
             console.log(error);
-            return [];
         }
+
+        // If there was no specific list, or an error, just return the default expressions
+        return DEFAULT_EXPRESSIONS;
     }
 
     const result = await resolveExpressionsList();