diff --git a/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json b/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json
index 74c11203ef..9b3c711c63 100644
--- a/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json
+++ b/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         { "from": "Keyboard.D", "when": ["Keyboard.RightMouseButton", "!Keyboard.Control"], "to": "Actions.LATERAL_RIGHT" },
         { "from": "Keyboard.E", "when": "!Keyboard.Control", "to": "Actions.LATERAL_RIGHT" },
         { "from": "Keyboard.Q", "when": "!Keyboard.Control", "to": "Actions.LATERAL_LEFT" },
+        { "from": "Keyboard.T", "when": "!Keyboard.Control", "to": "Actions.TogglePushToTalk" },
 
         { "comment" : "Mouse turn need to be small continuous increments",
           "from": { "makeAxis" : [
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3230419816..de4a6bb167 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1608,9 +1608,9 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
             switch (actionEnum) {
                 case Action::TOGGLE_PUSHTOTALK:
                     if (state > 0.0f) {
-                        audioScriptingInterface->setPushingToTalk(false);
-                    } else if (state < 0.0f) {
                         audioScriptingInterface->setPushingToTalk(true);
+                    } else if (state <= 0.0f) {
+                        audioScriptingInterface->setPushingToTalk(false);
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -4047,7 +4047,6 @@ void Application::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
         _keysPressed.insert(event->key(), *event);
     }
 
-    auto audioScriptingInterface = reinterpret_cast<scripting::Audio*>(DependencyManager::get<AudioScriptingInterface>().data());
     _controllerScriptingInterface->emitKeyPressEvent(event); // send events to any registered scripts
     // if one of our scripts have asked to capture this event, then stop processing it
     if (_controllerScriptingInterface->isKeyCaptured(event) || isInterstitialMode()) {
@@ -4215,10 +4214,6 @@ void Application::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
                 }
                 break;
 
-            case Qt::Key_T:
-                audioScriptingInterface->setPushingToTalk(true);
-                break;
-
             case Qt::Key_P: {
                 if (!isShifted && !isMeta && !isOption && !event->isAutoRepeat()) {
                     AudioInjectorOptions options;
@@ -4325,12 +4320,6 @@ void Application::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
         _keyboardMouseDevice->keyReleaseEvent(event);
     }
 
-    auto audioScriptingInterface = reinterpret_cast<scripting::Audio*>(DependencyManager::get<AudioScriptingInterface>().data());
-    switch (event->key()) {
-    case Qt::Key_T:
-        audioScriptingInterface->setPushingToTalk(false);
-        break;
-    }
 }
 
 void Application::focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent* event) {