diff --git a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
index 4a811b25f1f..891fc639fee 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
@@ -737,17 +737,30 @@ class PipelineInput:
                 )
 
         start_stage_index = PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(self.run.start_stage)
+        end_stage_index = PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(self.run.end_stage)
 
         prepare_tasks = []
 
-        if start_stage_index <= PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(PipelineStage.STT):
+        if (
+            start_stage_index
+            <= PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(PipelineStage.STT)
+            <= end_stage_index
+        ):
             # self.stt_metadata can't be None or we'd raise above
             prepare_tasks.append(self.run.prepare_speech_to_text(self.stt_metadata))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
-        if start_stage_index <= PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(PipelineStage.INTENT):
+        if (
+            start_stage_index
+            <= PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(PipelineStage.INTENT)
+            <= end_stage_index
+        ):
             prepare_tasks.append(self.run.prepare_recognize_intent())
 
-        if start_stage_index <= PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(PipelineStage.TTS):
+        if (
+            start_stage_index
+            <= PIPELINE_STAGE_ORDER.index(PipelineStage.TTS)
+            <= end_stage_index
+        ):
             prepare_tasks.append(self.run.prepare_text_to_speech())
 
         if prepare_tasks: