diff --git a/lib/synth-audio.js b/lib/synth-audio.js
index 601c2b5..310dd7b 100644
--- a/lib/synth-audio.js
+++ b/lib/synth-audio.js
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ const synthPlayHT = async(client, logger, {
     params += `,voice_engine=${voice_engine}`;
     params += `,synthesize_url=${synthesizeUrl}`;
     params += ',write_cache_file=1';
+    params += `,language=${language}`;
     if (opts.quality) params += `,quality=${opts.quality}`;
     if (opts.speed) params += `,speed=${opts.speed}`;
     if (opts.seed) params += `,style=${opts.seed}`;