diff --git a/home/stormux/.local/.functions/game_install_functions.sh b/home/stormux/.local/.functions/game_install_functions.sh
index bfaf7a8..b8e85d5 100755
--- a/home/stormux/.local/.functions/game_install_functions.sh
+++ b/home/stormux/.local/.functions/game_install_functions.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ source "${scriptDir}/download.sh"
 
 speak() {
     local message="$1"
+    local waitForSpeech="${2:-0}"
+    local speechMessage="${message//\\n/ }"
 
     printf '%s\n' "${message}"
-    spd-say "${message}" 2> /dev/null || true
+    if [[ "$waitForSpeech" == "1" ]]; then
+        spd-say -Cw "${speechMessage}" 2> /dev/null || true
+    else
+        spd-say "${speechMessage}" 2> /dev/null || true
+    fi
 }
 
 ui_msgbox() {
@@ -17,7 +23,7 @@ ui_msgbox() {
     local _backTitle="$2"
     local message="$3"
 
-    speak "${message}"
+    speak "${message}" 1
 }
 
 ui_infobox() {