diff --git a/lib/tasks/dialogflow/index.js b/lib/tasks/dialogflow/index.js
index a765b7f5..7efe178d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/dialogflow/index.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/dialogflow/index.js
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ class Dialogflow extends Task {
     this.agent = this.data.agent;
     this.region = this.data.region || 'default';
     this.model = this.data.model || 'es';
-    this.cmd = this.model === 'cx' ? 'dialogflow_cx_start' : 'dialogflow_start';
-    this.cmdStop = this.model === 'cx' ? 'dialogflow_cx_stop' : 'dialogflow_stop';
+    this.queryInput = this.data.queryInput || {};
 
     assert(this.agent || !this.isCX, 'agent is required for dialogflow cx');
     assert(this.credentials, 'dialogflow credentials are required');
@@ -76,6 +75,9 @@ class Dialogflow extends Task {
       this.fallbackLabel = this.data.tts.fallbackLabel;
     }
     this.bargein = this.data.bargein;
+
+    this.cmd = this.model === 'cx' ? 'dialogflow_cx_start' : 'dialogflow_start';
+    this.cmdStop = this.model === 'cx' ? 'dialogflow_cx_stop' : 'dialogflow_stop';
   }
 
   get name() { return TaskName.Dialogflow; }
@@ -184,10 +186,10 @@ class Dialogflow extends Task {
       this.environment,
       this.lang,
     ];
-    if (this.welcomeEvent) {
-      baseArgs.push(this.welcomeEvent);
+    if (Object.keys(this.queryInput).length > 0) {
+      baseArgs.push(`'${JSON.stringify(this.queryInput)}'`);
     }
-    await this.ep.api(this.cmd, `${baseArgs.join(' ')}`)
+    await this.ep.api(this.cmd, `${baseArgs.join(' ')}`);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 65a66479..21b15a5e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.1.15",
         "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
         "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.9",
-        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.77",
+        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.79",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.8.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.23.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.50.0",
@@ -1575,9 +1575,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.0.77",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.77.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-reGTuBmxiiCo4eCWAtHOBT+Dm6OxZ8d2Yb9J/3scQ92oT+UHFO3U3gutEUH0qjdZAn3ogCkSmWABWn6LEqhqaA==",
+      "version": "0.0.79",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.79.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SJpUfRivPaBBF16sUhkKPuXC4KFf2vE03LuSNYGhtjzZ03PnIGXbsuz16cK+XeQow5tkof+ptmxwFgfv6TM5RQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "pino": "^8.8.0"
@@ -10539,9 +10539,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.0.77",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.77.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-reGTuBmxiiCo4eCWAtHOBT+Dm6OxZ8d2Yb9J/3scQ92oT+UHFO3U3gutEUH0qjdZAn3ogCkSmWABWn6LEqhqaA==",
+      "version": "0.0.79",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.79.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SJpUfRivPaBBF16sUhkKPuXC4KFf2vE03LuSNYGhtjzZ03PnIGXbsuz16cK+XeQow5tkof+ptmxwFgfv6TM5RQ==",
       "requires": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "pino": "^8.8.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3537d2db..a85757db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.1.15",
     "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
     "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.9",
-    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.77",
+    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.79",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.23.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.50.0",