diff --git a/lib/tasks/say.js b/lib/tasks/say.js
index fa18b5dd..ae6be372 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/say.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/say.js
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ class TaskSay extends Task {
     return `${this.name}{${this.text[0]}}`;
   }
 
+  _validateURL(urlString) {
+    try {
+      new URL(urlString);
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   async _synthesizeWithSpecificVendor(cs, ep, {vendor, language, voice, label}) {
     const {srf} = cs;
     const {updateSpeechCredentialLastUsed} = require('../utils/db-utils')(this.logger, srf);
@@ -153,7 +162,7 @@ class TaskSay extends Task {
         }
       };
 
-      const arr = this.text.map((t) => generateAudio(t));
+      const arr = this.text.map((t) => (this._validateURL(t) ? t : generateAudio(t)));
       return (await Promise.all(arr)).filter((fp) => fp && fp.length);
     } catch (err) {
       this.logger.info(err, 'TaskSay:exec error');
diff --git a/test/say-tests.js b/test/say-tests.js
index 84f96efb..ebbe0c4a 100644
--- a/test/say-tests.js
+++ b/test/say-tests.js
@@ -84,6 +84,46 @@ test('\'config\' reset synthesizer tests', async(t) => {
   }
 });
 
+test('Say verb array test', async(t) => {
+  clearModule.all();
+  const {srf, disconnect} = require('../app');
+
+  try {
+    await connect(srf);
+
+    // GIVEN
+    const verbs = [
+      {
+        "verb": "config",
+        "synthesizer": {
+          "vendor": "microsft",
+          "voice": "foobar"
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        "verb": "config",
+        "reset": 'synthesizer',
+      },
+      {
+        verb: 'say',
+        text: ['hello', 'https://samplelib.com/lib/preview/mp3/sample-3s.mp3']
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const from = 'say_test_success';
+    await provisionCallHook(from, verbs)
+
+    // THEN
+    await sippUac('uac-success-received-bye.xml', '172.38.0.10', from);
+    t.pass('say: succeeds when using using account credentials');
+    disconnect();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(`error received: ${err}`);
+    disconnect();
+    t.error(err);
+  }
+});
+
 const {MICROSOFT_CUSTOM_API_KEY, MICROSOFT_DEPLOYMENT_ID, MICROSOFT_CUSTOM_REGION, MICROSOFT_CUSTOM_VOICE} = process.env;
 if (MICROSOFT_CUSTOM_API_KEY && MICROSOFT_DEPLOYMENT_ID && MICROSOFT_CUSTOM_REGION && MICROSOFT_CUSTOM_VOICE) {
   test('\'say\' tests - microsoft custom voice', async(t) => {