diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/voice_assistant.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/voice_assistant.py
index baf3a9011e9..dc36b7475c4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/voice_assistant.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/voice_assistant.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class VoiceAssistantUDPServer(asyncio.DatagramProtocol):
         audio_settings: VoiceAssistantAudioSettings | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Run the Voice Assistant pipeline."""
-        if audio_settings is None:
+        if audio_settings is None or audio_settings.volume_multiplier == 0:
             audio_settings = VoiceAssistantAudioSettings()
 
         tts_audio_output = (