diff --git a/ovos_audio/service.py b/ovos_audio/service.py
index 9b63f9a..777ed77 100644
--- a/ovos_audio/service.py
+++ b/ovos_audio/service.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def handle_queue_audio(self, message):
         listen = message.data.get("listen", False)
 
         sess_id = SessionManager.get(message).session_id
-        TTS.queue.put((audio_ext, str(audio_file), viseme, sess_id, listen, message))
+        TTS.queue.put((str(audio_file), viseme, sess_id, listen, message))
 
     def handle_instant_play(self, message):
         """ play a sound file immediately (may play over TTS) """