diff --git a/TTS/bin/synthesize.py b/TTS/bin/synthesize.py
index ef41c8e13f..09ff6df6a6 100755
--- a/TTS/bin/synthesize.py
+++ b/TTS/bin/synthesize.py
@@ -426,10 +426,8 @@ def main():
             if model_item["model_type"] == "tts_models":
                 tts_path = model_path
                 tts_config_path = config_path
-                if "default_vocoder" in model_item:
-                    args.vocoder_name = (
-                        model_item["default_vocoder"] if args.vocoder_name is None else args.vocoder_name
-                    )
+                if args.vocoder_name is None and "default_vocoder" in model_item:
+                    args.vocoder_name = model_item["default_vocoder"]
 
             # voice conversion model
             if model_item["model_type"] == "voice_conversion_models":