diff --git a/src/talking-clock b/src/talking-clock
index 4899390..85a2266 100755
--- a/src/talking-clock
+++ b/src/talking-clock
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ if [ "$speakTime" == "true" ] ; then
         ;;
         "gama_tts")
             gama_tts_wav="$(mktemp --suffix gama_talking_clock.wav)"
-            echo "$timeString" | gama_tts tts "${gama_tts_path:-/usr/local/share/gama_tts/data/english/vtm5}" $gama_tts_wav
+            echo "$timeString" | gama_tts tts "${gama_tts_path:-/usr/local/share/gama_tts/data/english/vtm5}" $gama_tts_wav &> /dev/null
             $soundCommand $gama_tts_wav
             rm $gama_tts_wav
         ;;