diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts
index 404db8799..6d82bb6df 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ export const useSpeechStore = defineStore('speech', () => {
 
       // NOTICE: clear stale selection when the currently selected speech provider
       // is no longer configured to avoid implicit fallback behavior from persisted state.
+      // NOTE: Do NOT use { immediate: true } here — providers.ts validates credentials
+      // asynchronously on startup, so firing immediately would see an empty
+      // configuredSpeechProvidersMetadata and incorrectly reset activeSpeechProvider
+      // to 'speech-noop', permanently wiping the persisted selection from localStorage.
       if (!configuredProviderIds.includes(activeSpeechProvider.value)) {
         activeSpeechProvider.value = 'speech-noop'
         activeSpeechModel.value = ''
@@ -143,8 +147,6 @@ export const useSpeechStore = defineStore('speech', () => {
         activeSpeechVoice.value = undefined
       }
     },
-
-    { immediate: true },
   )
 
   onMounted(() => {