diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index bf35239..b205206 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default
     "load_memory": false, // load memory from previous session
     "init_message": "Respond with hello world and your name", // sends to all on spawn
     "only_chat_with": [], // users that the bots listen to and send general messages to. if empty it will chat publicly
-    "speak": true, // allows all bots to speak through system text-to-speech. tested on windows, should work on mac, on linux you may need to `apt install espeak`
+    "speak": false, // allows all bots to speak through system text-to-speech. tested on windows, should work on mac, on linux you may need to `apt install espeak`
     "language": "en", // translate to/from this language. Supports these language names: https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages
     "show_bot_views": false, // show bot's view in browser at localhost:3000, 3001...