diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py
index b8181a95..60828203 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class driver(speechDriver):
             self._punct = speechd.PunctuationMode()
             self._isInitialized = True
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver initialize:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                 
-                    
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver initialize:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
+
     def shutdown(self):
         if not self._isInitialized:
             return
@@ -31,33 +31,46 @@ class driver(speechDriver):
             self._sd.close()
         except:
             pass
-        self._isInitialized = False            
-        
+        self._isInitialized = False
+
     def speak(self,text, queueable=True):
         if not queueable:
-            self.cancel()      
+            self.cancel()
         if not self._isInitialized:
             self.initialize(self.env)
             if not self._isInitialized:
                 return
+
         try:
             self._sd.set_output_module(self.module)
         except Exception as e:
             self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setModule:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
-                    
+
+        try:
+            if self.language != '':
+                self._sd.set_language(self.language)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver set_language:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
+            self._isInitialized = False
+
         try:
             if self.voice:
                 if self.voice != '':
                     self._sd.set_voice(self.voice)
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setVoice:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setVoice:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
+
         try:
-            if self.language != '':        
-                self._sd.set_synthesis_voice(self.language)        
-            self._sd.set_punctuation(self._punct.NONE)              
-            self._sd.speak(text)            
+            self._sd.set_punctuation(self._punct.NONE)
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver speak:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                 
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver set_punctuation:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
+            self._isInitialized = False
+
+
+        try:
+            self._sd.speak(text)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver speak:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
             self._isInitialized = False
 
     def cancel(self):
@@ -66,16 +79,16 @@ class driver(speechDriver):
         try:
             self._sd.cancel()
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver cancel:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                         
-            self._isInitialized = False        
-                               
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver cancel:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
+            self._isInitialized = False
+
     def setPitch(self, pitch):
         if not self._isInitialized:
             return
         try:
             self._sd.set_pitch(int(-100 + pitch * 200)) 
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setPitch:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                         
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setPitch:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
 
     def setRate(self, rate):
         if not self._isInitialized:
@@ -83,12 +96,12 @@ class driver(speechDriver):
         try:
             self._sd.set_rate(int(-100 + rate * 200))
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setRate:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                                                              
-        
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setRate:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
+
     def setVolume(self, volume):
         if not self._isInitialized:
             return 
-        try:               
+        try:
             self._sd.set_volume(int(-100 + volume * 200))
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setVolume:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                                         
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setVolume:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)