diff --git a/lib/tasks/say.js b/lib/tasks/say.js
index 091cf13b..0454e050 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/say.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/say.js
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ class TaskSay extends Task {
         }
         else {
           this.logger.debug(`Say:exec sending command to play file ${filepath[segment]}`);
+          const {span} = this.startChildSpan('start-audio');
+          this.ep.once('playback-start', ({file}) => span?.end());
           await ep.play(filepath[segment]);
           this.logger.debug(`Say:exec completed play file ${filepath[segment]}`);
         }
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ class TaskSay extends Task {
         this.notifyStatus({event: 'kill-playback'});
         this.ep.api('uuid_break', this.ep.uuid);
       }
+      this.ep.removeEventListeners('playback-start');
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 91ec2586..5f79fd84 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "bent": "^7.3.12",
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "deepcopy": "^2.1.0",
-        "drachtio-fsmrf": "^3.0.33",
+        "drachtio-fsmrf": "^3.0.34",
         "drachtio-srf": "^4.5.31",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
@@ -6607,9 +6607,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/drachtio-fsmrf": {
-      "version": "3.0.33",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/drachtio-fsmrf/-/drachtio-fsmrf-3.0.33.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DE+gZwzLQMZWMBxWPlN5iHQgKLzh4o3FBAH8PYXHtCg878EG4KiOsVGjEfO2W1IFA7rFiGh98PlDThx9QJ6nDg==",
+      "version": "3.0.35",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/drachtio-fsmrf/-/drachtio-fsmrf-3.0.35.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hb8eOuv4K2mHRMjymu+t4Ut1WReVWu/QcaiBjPxmBS53y6PbCe63Na5Y/WUXUxFTmCOofu57LquwrEkbKhdYDw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "camel-case": "^4.1.2",
         "debug": "^2.6.9",
@@ -17304,9 +17304,9 @@
       }
     },
     "drachtio-fsmrf": {
-      "version": "3.0.33",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/drachtio-fsmrf/-/drachtio-fsmrf-3.0.33.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DE+gZwzLQMZWMBxWPlN5iHQgKLzh4o3FBAH8PYXHtCg878EG4KiOsVGjEfO2W1IFA7rFiGh98PlDThx9QJ6nDg==",
+      "version": "3.0.35",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/drachtio-fsmrf/-/drachtio-fsmrf-3.0.35.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hb8eOuv4K2mHRMjymu+t4Ut1WReVWu/QcaiBjPxmBS53y6PbCe63Na5Y/WUXUxFTmCOofu57LquwrEkbKhdYDw==",
       "requires": {
         "camel-case": "^4.1.2",
         "debug": "^2.6.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7af23f43..9ed01c23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "bent": "^7.3.12",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "deepcopy": "^2.1.0",
-    "drachtio-fsmrf": "^3.0.33",
+    "drachtio-fsmrf": "^3.0.34",
     "drachtio-srf": "^4.5.31",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",