diff --git a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
index f2cae1b2..98cb1e6c 100644
--- a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ autoReadIncoming=True
 # fenrirVolume = is replaced with the current volume
 # fenrirPitch = is replaced with the current pitch
 # fenrirRate = is replaced with the current speed (speech rate)
-genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice "fenrirText"
+genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice -- "fenrirText"
 
 # these are the minimum and maximum values of the TTS system used in genericSpeechCommand
 fenrirMinVolume=0
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf b/config/settings/settings.conf
index 57ac9692..b535c58b 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ autoReadIncoming=True
 # fenrirVolume = is replaced with the current volume
 # fenrirPitch = is replaced with the current pitch
 # fenrirRate = is replaced with the current speed (speech rate)
-genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice "fenrirText"
+genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice -- "fenrirText"
 
 # those are the min and max values of the TTS system that is used in genericSpeechCommand
 fenrirMinVolume=0
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.example b/config/settings/settings.conf.example
index e9aad83e..01fb662c 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.example
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.example
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ autoReadIncoming=True
 # fenrirVolume = is replaced with the current volume
 # fenrirPitch = is replaced with the current pitch
 # fenrirRate = is replaced with the current speed (speech rate)
-genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice "fenrirText"
+genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice -- "fenrirText"
 
 # those are the min and max values of the TTS system that is used in genericSpeechCommand
 fenrirMinVolume=0
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
index a51ca8e7..04a9a3a0 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ autoReadIncoming=True
 # fenrirVolume = is replaced with the current volume
 # fenrirPitch = is replaced with the current pitch
 # fenrirRate = is replaced with the current speed (speech rate)
-genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice "fenrirText"
+genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice -- "fenrirText"
 
 # these are the min and max values of the TTS system that is used in genericSpeechCommand
 fenrirMinVolume=0
diff --git a/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf b/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
index 29ea299f..6fa5b96b 100644
--- a/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ autoReadIncoming=True
 # fenrirVolume = is replaced with the current volume
 # fenrirPitch = is replaced with the current pitch
 # fenrirRate = is replaced with the current speed (speech rate)
-genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice "fenrirText"
+genericSpeechCommand=espeak -a fenrirVolume -s fenrirRate -p fenrirPitch -v fenrirVoice -- "fenrirText"
 
 # those are the min and max values of the TTS system that is used in genericSpeechCommand
 fenrirMinVolume=0