diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index e7f66687..de4dda0f 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "play_wav_cmdline": "aplay %1",
+  "play_wav_cmdline": "paplay %1",
   "play_mp3_cmdline": "mpg123 %1",
   "ipc_path": "/ramdisk/mycroft/ipc/",
   "enclosure": {