diff --git a/autospeak.pl b/autospeak.pl
index 197c729..8e3ea55 100644
--- a/autospeak.pl
+++ b/autospeak.pl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ sub speak_message {
   my $SpeechVoice = Irssi::settings_get_str("speech_voice");
   my $SpeechModule = Irssi::settings_get_str("speech_module");
   # Speak The Message
-  system("spd-say -P notification -y $SpeechVoice -r $SpeechRate -o $SpeechModule \"$summary $body\"&");
+  system("spd-say -P notification -y $SpeechVoice -r $SpeechRate -o $SpeechModule -- \"$summary $body\"&");
 }
 
 # Handle incoming public messages: