diff --git a/tts.ts b/tts.ts
index deeab18..16f8b8b 100644
--- a/tts.ts
+++ b/tts.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if (which("sox")) {
 }
 
 await Bun.spawn({
-  cmd: ["mpv", "output.wav"],
+  cmd: ["mpv", "--pause", "output.wav"],
   cwd,
   stdin: "ignore",
   stdout: "inherit",