diff --git a/faster_whisper/transcribe.py b/faster_whisper/transcribe.py
index 02ba7be..a4a7878 100644
--- a/faster_whisper/transcribe.py
+++ b/faster_whisper/transcribe.py
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class WhisperModel:
             0.8,
             1.0,
         ],
-        compression_ratio_threshold: float = 2.4,
-        log_prob_threshold: float = -1.0,
-        no_speech_threshold: float = 0.6,
+        compression_ratio_threshold: Optional[float] = 2.4,
+        log_prob_threshold: Optional[float] = -1.0,
+        no_speech_threshold: Optional[float] = 0.6,
         condition_on_previous_text: bool = True,
         initial_prompt: Optional[str] = None,
         without_timestamps: bool = False,
@@ -241,12 +241,21 @@ class WhisperModel:
                 segment, prompt, options
             )
 
-            if (
-                result.no_speech_prob > options.no_speech_threshold
-                and avg_log_prob < options.log_prob_threshold
-            ):
-                offset += segment.shape[-1]
-                continue
+            if options.no_speech_threshold is not None:
+                # no voice activity check
+                should_skip = result.no_speech_prob > options.no_speech_threshold
+
+                if (
+                    options.log_prob_threshold is not None
+                    and avg_log_prob > options.log_prob_threshold
+                ):
+                    # don't skip if the logprob is high enough, despite the no_speech_prob
+                    should_skip = False
+
+                if should_skip:
+                    # fast-forward to the next segment boundary
+                    offset += segment.shape[-1]
+                    continue
 
             tokens = result.sequences_ids[0]
 
@@ -350,10 +359,21 @@ class WhisperModel:
             text = self.decode_text_tokens(tokens).strip()
             compression_ratio = get_compression_ratio(text)
 
+            needs_fallback = False
+
             if (
-                compression_ratio <= options.compression_ratio_threshold
-                and avg_log_prob >= options.log_prob_threshold
+                options.compression_ratio_threshold is not None
+                and compression_ratio > options.compression_ratio_threshold
             ):
+                needs_fallback = True  # too repetitive
+
+            if (
+                options.log_prob_threshold is not None
+                and avg_log_prob < options.log_prob_threshold
+            ):
+                needs_fallback = True  # average log probability is too low
+
+            if not needs_fallback:
                 break
 
         return result, avg_log_prob, final_temperature