diff --git a/lib/tasks/say.js b/lib/tasks/say.js
index 241a3f93..f1d3ad3b 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/say.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/say.js
@@ -177,32 +177,22 @@ class TaskSay extends TtsTask {
                 account_sid,
                 alert_type: AlertType.TTS_FAILURE,
                 vendor,
-                detail: evt.variable_tts_error
+                detail: evt.variable_tts_error,
+                target_sid
               }).catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'Error generating alert for no tts'));
             }
-            else {
-              this.logger.debug({evt}, 'Say got playback-stop');
-              if (evt.variable_tts_error) {
-                writeAlerts({
-                  account_sid,
-                  alert_type: AlertType.TTS_FAILURE,
-                  vendor,
-                  detail: evt.variable_tts_error,
-                  target_sid
-                }).catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'Error generating alert for no tts'));
-              }
-              if (evt.variable_tts_cache_filename && !this.killed) {
-                const text = parseTextFromSayString(this.text[segment]);
-                addFileToCache(evt.variable_tts_cache_filename, {
-                  account_sid,
-                  vendor,
-                  language,
-                  voice,
-                  engine,
-                  text
-                }).catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'Error adding file to cache'));
-              }
+            if (evt.variable_tts_cache_filename && !this.killed) {
+              const text = parseTextFromSayString(this.text[segment]);
+              addFileToCache(evt.variable_tts_cache_filename, {
+                account_sid,
+                vendor,
+                language,
+                voice,
+                engine,
+                text
+              }).catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'Error adding file to cache'));
             }
+
             if (this._playResolve) {
               evt.variable_tts_error ? this._playReject(new Error(evt.variable_tts_error)) : this._playResolve();
             }