diff --git a/bin/mycroft-say-to b/bin/mycroft-say-to
index 51facf29189a..964e16eb0c51 100755
--- a/bin/mycroft-say-to
+++ b/bin/mycroft-say-to
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ DIR="$( pwd )"
 source "$DIR/../venv-activate.sh" -q
 
 # Send a message to be spoken
-output=$(python -m mycroft.messagebus.send "speak"  "{\"utterance\": \"$@\"}")
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+output=$(python -m mycroft.messagebus.send "recognizer_loop:utterance"  "{\"utterances\": [\"$@\"], \"lang\": \"en-us\"}")
diff --git a/bin/mycroft-speak b/bin/mycroft-speak
index 964e16eb0c51..51facf29189a 100755
--- a/bin/mycroft-speak
+++ b/bin/mycroft-speak
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ DIR="$( pwd )"
 source "$DIR/../venv-activate.sh" -q
 
 # Send a message to be spoken
-output=$(python -m mycroft.messagebus.send "recognizer_loop:utterance"  "{\"utterances\": [\"$@\"], \"lang\": \"en-us\"}")
+output=$(python -m mycroft.messagebus.send "speak"  "{\"utterance\": \"$@\"}")
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