diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index 5abfb22b..76d66148 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "platform_build": 1
   },
   "listener": {
-    "mute_during_output": false
+    "mute_during_output": false,
+    "device_name": "pulse"
   },
   "tts": {
     "module": "mimic2",