diff --git a/playerbot/strategy/actions/SayAction.cpp b/playerbot/strategy/actions/SayAction.cpp
index d728d7db..d311375e 100644
--- a/playerbot/strategy/actions/SayAction.cpp
+++ b/playerbot/strategy/actions/SayAction.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void ChatReplyAction::ChatReplyDo(Player* bot, uint32 type, uint32 guid1, uint32
         return;
     }
 
-    if (bot->GetPlayerbotAI() && bot->GetPlayerbotAI()->HasStrategy("ai chat", BotState::BOT_STATE_NON_COMBAT))
+    if (bot->GetPlayerbotAI() && bot->GetPlayerbotAI()->HasStrategy("ai chat", BotState::BOT_STATE_NON_COMBAT) && chatChannelSource != ChatChannelSource::SRC_UNDEFINED)
     {
         Player* player = sObjectAccessor.FindPlayer(ObjectGuid(HIGHGUID_PLAYER, guid1));
         if (player && (player->isRealPlayer() || (sPlayerbotAIConfig.llmBotToBotChatChance && urand(0,99) < sPlayerbotAIConfig.llmBotToBotChatChance)))