diff --git a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
index ad658be912..ee1c3dc954 100644
--- a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
+++ b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static switch_status_t cepstral_speech_feed_tts(switch_speech_handle_t *sh, char
 			return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 		}
 
-		if ((to_say = switch_mprintf("<break time=\"500ms\"/> %s <break time=\"500ms\"/>", text))) {
+		if ((to_say = switch_mprintf("<break time=\"1000ms\"/> %s <break time=\"1000ms\"/>", text))) {
 			swift_port_speak_text(cepstral->port, to_say, 0, NULL, &cepstral->tts_stream, NULL);
 			switch_safe_free(to_say);
 		}