diff --git a/alexa_remote_control.sh b/alexa_remote_control.sh
index 0ab73ed..aea1298 100755
--- a/alexa_remote_control.sh
+++ b/alexa_remote_control.sh
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ if [ -n "${SEQUENCECMD}" ] ; then
 		fi
 
 		# the speak command is treated differently if $SPEAKVOL is > 0
-		if [ -n "${TTS}" -a $SPEAKVOL -gt 0 ] ; then
+		if [ -n "${TTS}" -a $SPEAKVOL -gt 0 ] || [ "${COMMAND%%:*}" = 'sound' -a $SPEAKVOL -gt 0 ] ; then
 			SVOL=$SPEAKVOL
 
 			# Not using arrays here in order to be compatible with non-Bash
@@ -735,10 +735,10 @@ if [ -n "${SEQUENCECMD}" ] ; then
 				fi
 			fi
 
-			if [ $USE_ANNOUNCEMENT_FOR_SPEAK -gt 0 ] ; then
+			if [ -n "${TTS}" -a $USE_ANNOUNCEMENT_FOR_SPEAK -gt 0 ] ; then
 				ALEXACMD='{"behaviorId":"PREVIEW","sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.SerialNode\",\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${SVOL}'\"}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"'${SEQUENCECMD}'\",\"operationPayload\":{\"expireAfter\":\"PT5S\",\"content\":[{\"display\":{\"title\":\"AlexaRemoteControl\",\"body\":\"Announcement\"},\"speak\":{\"type\":\"ssml\",\"value\":\"'${TTS}'\"},\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\"}],\"target\":{\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"devices\":['${MEMBER}']},\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\"}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${VOL}'\"}}]}}","status":"ENABLED"}';
 			else
-				ALEXACMD='{"behaviorId":"PREVIEW","sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.SerialNode\",\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${SVOL}'\"}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"'${SEQUENCECMD}'\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\"'${TTS}'}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${VOL}'\"}}]}}","status":"ENABLED"}'
+				ALEXACMD='{"behaviorId":"PREVIEW","sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.SerialNode\",\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${SVOL}'\"}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"'${SEQUENCECMD}'\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\"'${SEQUENCEVAL}'}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${VOL}'\"}}]}}","status":"ENABLED"}'
 			fi
 		else
 			if [ -n "${TTS}" -a $USE_ANNOUNCEMENT_FOR_SPEAK -gt 0 ] ; then
diff --git a/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh b/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
index 8876a14..88bd2e0 100755
--- a/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
+++ b/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ if [ -n "${SEQUENCECMD}" ] ; then
 		fi
 	fi
 	# the speak command is treated differently if $SPEAKVOL > 0
-	if [ -n "${TTS}" -a $SPEAKVOL -gt 0 ] ; then
+		if [ -n "${TTS}" -a $SPEAKVOL -gt 0 ] || [ "${COMMAND%%:*}" = 'sound' -a $SPEAKVOL -gt 0 ] ; then
 		SVOL=$SPEAKVOL
 
 		# Not using arrays here in order to be compatible with non-Bash
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ if [ -n "${SEQUENCECMD}" ] ; then
 			fi
 		fi
 
-		ALEXACMD='{"behaviorId":"PREVIEW","sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.SerialNode\",\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${SVOL}'\"}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"'${SEQUENCECMD}'\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\"'${TTS}'}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${VOL}'\"}}]}}","status":"ENABLED"}'
+		ALEXACMD='{"behaviorId":"PREVIEW","sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.SerialNode\",\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${SVOL}'\"}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"'${SEQUENCECMD}'\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\"'${SEQUENCEVAL}'}},{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"Alexa.DeviceControls.Volume\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\",\"value\":\"'${VOL}'\"}}]}}","status":"ENABLED"}'
 	else
 		ALEXACMD='{"behaviorId":"PREVIEW","sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",\"type\":\"'${SEQUENCECMD}'\",\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"'${DEVICETYPE}'\",\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"'${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}'\",\"customerId\":\"'${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}'\",\"locale\":\"'${TTS_LOCALE}'\"'${SEQUENCEVAL}'}}}","status":"ENABLED"}'
 	fi