diff --git a/src/talking-clock b/src/talking-clock
index 8c68998..d49f3c8 100755
--- a/src/talking-clock
+++ b/src/talking-clock
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ if [ "$speakTime" == "true" ] ; then
             flite_time $(date +'%H:%M') &> /dev/null
         ;;
         "sam")
-            echo "$timeString" | sam
+            sam "$timeString"
         ;;
         "speech-dispatcher")
             spd-say -w -P important "$timeString"