diff --git a/src/webui.py b/src/webui.py
index 7a6a03f..a0cf253 100755
--- a/src/webui.py
+++ b/src/webui.py
@@ -611,7 +611,10 @@ def setup_gradio():
 					# EXEC_SETTINGS['tts_backend'] = gr.Dropdown(TTSES, label="TTS Backend", value=args.tts_backend if args.tts_backend else TTSES[0])
 					
 				with gr.Column(visible=args.tts_backend=="vall-e"):
-					EXEC_SETTINGS['valle_model'] = gr.Dropdown(choices=valle_models, label="VALL-E Model Config", value=args.valle_model if args.valle_model else valle_models[0])
+					default_valle_model_choice = ""
+					if len(valle_models):
+						default_valle_model_choice = valle_models[0]
+					EXEC_SETTINGS['valle_model'] = gr.Dropdown(choices=valle_models, label="VALL-E Model Config", value=args.valle_model if args.valle_model else default_valle_model_choice)
 
 				with gr.Column(visible=args.tts_backend=="tortoise"):
 					EXEC_SETTINGS['autoregressive_model'] = gr.Dropdown(choices=["auto"] + autoregressive_models, label="Autoregressive Model", value=args.autoregressive_model if args.autoregressive_model else "auto")