diff --git a/src/agent/agent.js b/src/agent/agent.js
index 72eb31d..7012240 100644
--- a/src/agent/agent.js
+++ b/src/agent/agent.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { addViewer } from './viewer.js';
 import settings from '../../settings.js';
 import { serverProxy } from './agent_proxy.js';
 import { Task } from './tasks.js';
+import { say } from './speak.js';
 
 export class Agent {
     async start(profile_fp, load_mem=false, init_message=null, count_id=0, task_path=null, task_id=null) {
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ export class Agent {
             }
         }
         else {
+            say(message);
             this.bot.chat(message);
         }
     }