diff --git a/run b/run
index 4388434069..66db0da99e 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/run
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-#$Id$
 #Run out of this directory.
+# Default to using  espeak unless DTK_PROGRAM is set.
 #
+:${DTK_PROGRAM} ? "Using ${DTK_PROGRAM}" : export DTK_PROGRAM="espeak"
 emacs -q -l ./lisp/emacspeak-setup.el #-l $HOME/.emacs