diff --git a/autospeak.pl b/autospeak.pl
index 8e3ea55..96d4170 100644
--- a/autospeak.pl
+++ b/autospeak.pl
@@ -46,7 +46,17 @@ 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 $body\"&");
+my @spd = ("spd-say",
+  "-P",
+  "notification",
+  "-o",
+$SpeechModule,
+"-y",
+  $SpeechVoice,
+  "-r",
+  $SpeechRate,
+  "$summary $body");
+  system(@spd);
 }
 
 # Handle incoming public messages: