diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index d66615953..abca8ca0f 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ def _receive_announce(recent_posts_cache: {},
                                        nickname, domain, domain_full,
                                        post_json_object, person_cache,
                                        translate, lookup_actor,
-                                       theme_name)
+                                       theme_name, system_language)
                         try:
                             with open(post_filename + '.tts', 'w+') as ttsfile:
                                 ttsfile.write('\n')
@@ -4120,7 +4120,8 @@ def _inbox_after_initial(server, inbox_start_time,
                             update_speaker(base_dir, http_prefix,
                                            nickname, domain, domain_full,
                                            post_json_object, person_cache,
-                                           translate, None, theme_name)
+                                           translate, None, theme_name,
+                                           system_language)
                             fitness_performance(inbox_start_time,
                                                 server.fitness,
                                                 'INBOX', 'update_speaker',
diff --git a/speaker.py b/speaker.py
index b35a2cd0c..c1f670e15 100644
--- a/speaker.py
+++ b/speaker.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import os
 import html
 import random
 import urllib.parse
+from utils import get_cached_post_filename
 from utils import remove_id_ending
 from utils import is_dm
 from utils import is_reply
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ def _speaker_endpoint_json(display_name: str, summary: str,
     return speaker_json
 
 
-def _ssm_lheader(system_language: str, instance_title: str) -> str:
+def _ssml_header(system_language: str) -> str:
     """Returns a header for an SSML document
     """
     return '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n' + \
@@ -312,14 +313,13 @@ def _ssm_lheader(system_language: str, instance_title: str) -> str:
         '       version="1.1">\n' + \
         '  <metadata>\n' + \
         '    <dc:title xml:lang="' + system_language + '">' + \
-        instance_title + ' inbox</dc:title>\n' + \
+        'inbox</dc:title>\n' + \
         '  </metadata>\n'
 
 
 def _speaker_endpoint_ssml(display_name: str, summary: str,
                            content: str, image_description: str,
                            links: [], language: str,
-                           instance_title: str,
                            gender: str) -> str:
     """Returns an SSML endpoint for the TTS speaker
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_Synthesis_Markup_Language
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def _speaker_endpoint_ssml(display_name: str, summary: str,
 
     content = _add_ssm_lemphasis(content)
     voice_params = 'name="' + display_name + '" gender="' + gender + '"'
-    return _ssm_lheader(lang_short, instance_title) + \
+    return _ssml_header(lang_short) + \
         '  <p>\n' + \
         '    <s xml:lang="' + language + '">\n' + \
         '      <voice ' + voice_params + '>\n' + \
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ def _speaker_endpoint_ssml(display_name: str, summary: str,
 def get_ssml_box(base_dir: str, path: str,
                  domain: str,
                  system_language: str,
-                 instance_title: str,
                  box_name: str) -> str:
     """Returns SSML for the given timeline
     """
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ def get_ssml_box(base_dir: str, path: str,
                                   speaker_json['imageDescription'],
                                   speaker_json['detectedLinks'],
                                   system_language,
-                                  instance_title, gender)
+                                  gender)
 
 
 def speakable_text(base_dir: str, content: str, translate: {}) -> (str, []):
@@ -544,7 +543,8 @@ def update_speaker(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                    nickname: str, domain: str, domain_full: str,
                    post_json_object: {}, person_cache: {},
                    translate: {}, announcing_actor: str,
-                   theme_name: str) -> None:
+                   theme_name: str,
+                   system_language: str) -> None:
     """ Generates a json file which can be used for TTS announcement
     of incoming inbox posts
     """
@@ -554,5 +554,30 @@ def update_speaker(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                               post_json_object, person_cache,
                               translate, announcing_actor,
                               theme_name)
-    speaker_filename = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/speaker.json'
+    account_dir = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+    speaker_filename = account_dir + '/speaker.json'
     save_json(speaker_json, speaker_filename)
+
+    # save the ssml
+    cached_ssml_filename = \
+        get_cached_post_filename(base_dir, nickname,
+                                 domain, post_json_object)
+    if not cached_ssml_filename:
+        return
+    cached_ssml_filename = cached_ssml_filename.replace('.html', '.ssml')
+    gender = None
+    if speaker_json.get('gender'):
+        gender = speaker_json['gender']
+    ssml_str = \
+        _speaker_endpoint_ssml(speaker_json['name'],
+                               speaker_json['summary'],
+                               speaker_json['say'],
+                               speaker_json['imageDescription'],
+                               speaker_json['detectedLinks'],
+                               system_language,
+                               gender)
+    try:
+        with open(cached_ssml_filename, 'w+') as fp_ssml:
+            fp_ssml.write(ssml_str)
+    except OSError:
+        print('EX: unable to write ssml ' + cached_ssml_filename)
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index bc75b1e10..91979df56 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1744,6 +1744,14 @@ def delete_cached_html(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                 print('EX: delete_cached_html ' +
                       'unable to delete cached post file ' +
                       str(cached_post_filename))
+        cached_post_filename = cached_post_filename.replace('.html', '.ssml')
+        if os.path.isfile(cached_post_filename):
+            try:
+                os.remove(cached_post_filename)
+            except OSError:
+                print('EX: delete_cached_html ' +
+                      'unable to delete cached ssml post file ' +
+                      str(cached_post_filename))
 
 
 def _delete_hashtags_on_post(base_dir: str, post_json_object: {}) -> None:
diff --git a/webapp_post.py b/webapp_post.py
index a84fddf9c..314a2e104 100644
--- a/webapp_post.py
+++ b/webapp_post.py
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                                        nickname, domain, domain_full,
                                        post_json_object, person_cache,
                                        translate, post_json_object['actor'],
-                                       theme_name)
+                                       theme_name, system_language)
                         with open(announce_filename + '.tts', 'w+') as ttsfile:
                             ttsfile.write('\n')