diff --git a/pinaxcon/templatetags/nbpy_tags.py b/pinaxcon/templatetags/nbpy_tags.py
index 4bbf3206106df97cca2633937c1f0bb7bd63c6ba..e1a28e17fe8f82a6c270a6cc1eb871646e789da6 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templatetags/nbpy_tags.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/templatetags/nbpy_tags.py
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ def special(context, user):
         speaker = user.speaker_profile.presentations.count() != 0
     except Exception:
         speaker = False
-    volunteer = "Volunteer" in ticket_type(context)
+    tt = ticket_type(context)
+    volunteer = "Volunteer" in tt
 
     if organiser:
         return "Organizer"
-    elif speaker:
+    elif speaker or "Speaker" in tt:
         return "Speaker"
     elif volunteer:
         return "Staff"