diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54aeeb7..6df8360 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.14.1] - 2024-02-21
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Proper flag handling for Audio Events
+
 ## [1.14.0] - 2024-02-12
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 850e742..63e799c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.14.0
+1.14.1
diff --git a/speechmatics/cli.py b/speechmatics/cli.py
index f733c56..2cb3afa 100755
--- a/speechmatics/cli.py
+++ b/speechmatics/cli.py
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ def get_transcription_config(
         config["auto_chapters_config"] = AutoChaptersConfig()
 
     audio_events_config = config.get("audio_events_config", None)
-    arg_audio_events = args.get("audio_events")
-    if audio_events_config or arg_audio_events is not None:
+    arg_audio_events = args.get("audio_events", False)
+    if audio_events_config is not None or arg_audio_events:
         types = None
         if audio_events_config and audio_events_config.get("types"):
             types = audio_events_config.get("types")