diff --git a/speaker.py b/speaker.py
index 88902e6a7..1a1b1c91c 100644
--- a/speaker.py
+++ b/speaker.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def getSpeakerRate(displayName: str, screenreader: str) -> int:
     """
     random.seed(displayName)
     if screenreader == 'picospeaker':
-        return random.randint(0, 5)
+        return random.randint(-50, -40)
     return random.randint(50, 120)