diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/development/TestVoiceActivity.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/development/TestVoiceActivity.java
index d5aa1c2b9e..758e44f371 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/development/TestVoiceActivity.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/development/TestVoiceActivity.java
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ public class TestVoiceActivity extends OsmandActionBarActivity {
 		v += "\n \u25CF OsmAnd voice: " + osmandVoice;
 		v += "\n \u25CF OsmAnd voice language: " + osmandVoiceLang;
 
-		v += "\n \u25CF TTS voice language availability: " + (TTSCommandPlayerImpl.getTtsVoiceStatus().equals("") ? "-" : TTSCommandPlayerImpl.getTtsVoiceStatus());
-		v += "\n \u25CF TTS voice actually used: " + (TTSCommandPlayerImpl.getTtsVoiceUsed().equals("") ? "-" : TTSCommandPlayerImpl.getTtsVoiceUsed());
+		v += "\n \u25CF TTS voice language availability: " + TTSCommandPlayerImpl.getTtsVoiceStatus();
+		v += "\n \u25CF TTS voice actually used: " + TTSCommandPlayerImpl.getTtsVoiceUsed();
 
 		if (((OsmandApplication) getApplication()).getSettings().AUDIO_STREAM_GUIDANCE.get() == 0) {
-			v += "\n \u25CF BT SCO: " + (AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.btScoInit.equals("") ? "-" : AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.btScoInit);
+			v += "\n \u25CF BT SCO: " + AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.btScoInit;
 		} else {
 			v += "\n \u25CF BT SCO: The current app profile is not set to use 'Phone call audio'.";
 		}
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java
index 5ef2f8698a..9aedd2a6e4 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/AbstractPrologCommandPlayer.java
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPrologCommandPlayer implements CommandPlayer, Stat
 	//public static final int BT_SCO_DELAY = 1500;
 
 	// This only needed for init debugging in TestVoiceActivity:
-	public static String btScoInit = "";
+	public static String btScoInit = "-";
 
 	private synchronized boolean toggleBtSco(boolean on) {
 	// Hardy, 2016-07-03: Establish a low quality BT SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) link to interrupt e.g. a car stereo FM radio
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java
index 924981c8c2..e6fde98d2f 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/voice/TTSCommandPlayerImpl.java
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 	// TODO: We could actually remove v102 support, I am done updating all existing 35 TTS voices to v103. Hardy, July 2016
 	private static final Log log = PlatformUtil.getLog(TTSCommandPlayerImpl.class);
 	private static TextToSpeech mTts;
-	private static String ttsVoiceStatus = "";
-	private static String ttsVoiceUsed = "";
+	private static String ttsVoiceStatus = "-";
+	private static String ttsVoiceUsed = "-";
 	private Context mTtsContext;
 	private HashMap<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
 	private VoiceRouter vrt;
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 		}
 		if (mTts == null) {
 			mTtsContext = ctx;
-			ttsVoiceStatus = "";
-			ttsVoiceUsed = "";
+			ttsVoiceStatus = "-";
+			ttsVoiceUsed = "-";
 			ttsRequests = 0;
 			final float speechRate = cSpeechRate;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 							case TextToSpeech.LANG_AVAILABLE:
 								ttsVoiceStatus = newLocale.getDisplayName() + ": LANG_AVAILABLE";
 							case TextToSpeech.LANG_COUNTRY_AVAILABLE:
-								ttsVoiceStatus = "".equals(ttsVoiceStatus) ? newLocale.getDisplayName() + ": LANG_COUNTRY_AVAILABLE" : ttsVoiceStatus;
+								ttsVoiceStatus = "-".equals(ttsVoiceStatus) ? newLocale.getDisplayName() + ": LANG_COUNTRY_AVAILABLE" : ttsVoiceStatus;
 							case TextToSpeech.LANG_COUNTRY_VAR_AVAILABLE:
 								try {
 									mTts.setLanguage(newLocale);
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 								if(speechRate != 1) {
 									mTts.setSpeechRate(speechRate);
 								}
-								ttsVoiceStatus = "".equals(ttsVoiceStatus) ? newLocale.getDisplayName() + ": LANG_COUNTRY_VAR_AVAILABLE" : ttsVoiceStatus;
+								ttsVoiceStatus = "-".equals(ttsVoiceStatus) ? newLocale.getDisplayName() + ": LANG_COUNTRY_VAR_AVAILABLE" : ttsVoiceStatus;
 								ttsVoiceUsed = getVoiceUsed();
 								break;
 							case TextToSpeech.LANG_NOT_SUPPORTED:
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ public class TTSCommandPlayerImpl extends AbstractPrologCommandPlayer {
 		}
 		abandonAudioFocus();
 		mTtsContext = null;
-		ttsVoiceStatus = "";
-		ttsVoiceUsed = "";
+		ttsVoiceStatus = "-";
+		ttsVoiceUsed = "-";
 	}
 	
 	@Override