diff --git a/ayudante-lobo b/ayudante-lobo
index bfbbb84..32d434a 100755
--- a/ayudante-lobo
+++ b/ayudante-lobo
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ sub trigger {
 	$file->remove() if defined $Conf->{monitor}->{$sender_mon}->{action}->{delete} and $Conf->{monitor}->{$sender_mon}->{action}->{delete} == 1;
 }
 sub notify {
-	macintalk_say(text=>$_[($_[0] eq $ME)? 1 : 0], voice=>(length $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk_voice}? $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk_voice} : "Daniel")) if $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk} == 1;
+	my %macintalk_args = (text => $_[($_[0] eq $ME)? 1 : 0],);
+	$macintalk_args{voice} = $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk_voice} if length $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk_voice};
+	$macintalk_args{rate} = $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk_rate} if $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk_rate} > 120;
+	macintalk_say(%macintalk_args) if $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{macintalk} == 1;
 	nc_notify(@_) if $Conf->{general}->{notify}->{osxnotify} == 1;
 }
 sub name {
diff --git a/sample.ayudante-loborc b/sample.ayudante-loborc
index ee3ff09..eff5916 100644
--- a/sample.ayudante-loborc
+++ b/sample.ayudante-loborc
@@ -60,4 +60,5 @@ general:
       error: 0
     macintalk: 1
     macintalk_voice: Daniel
+    macintalk_rate: 190
     osxnotify: 1