diff --git a/mycroft/configuration/defaults/defaults.ini b/mycroft/configuration/defaults/defaults.ini
index f25acf0db8..68544d3431 100644
--- a/mycroft/configuration/defaults/defaults.ini
+++ b/mycroft/configuration/defaults/defaults.ini
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ timeout = 5  # in seconds
 session_ttl_seconds = 180
 
 [tts]
-module = "espeak"
+module = "mimic"
 mimic.voice = "rms"
 espeak.lang = "english-us"
 espeak.voice = "m1"