diff --git a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
index d3dc7ab5..cbef0cf5 100644
--- a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
         ...(awsOptions.region && {AWS_REGION: awsOptions.region}),
         ...(awsOptions.securityToken && {AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN: awsOptions.securityToken}),
         ...(awsOptions.languageModelName && {AWS_LANGUAGE_MODEL_NAME: awsOptions.languageModelName}),
-        ...(awsOptions.piiEntityTypes && {AWS_PII_ENTITY_TYPES: awsOptions.piiEntityTypes}),
+        ...(awsOptions.piiEntityTypes?.length && {AWS_PII_ENTITY_TYPES: awsOptions.piiEntityTypes.join(',')}),
+        ...(awsOptions.piiIdentifyEntities && {AWS_PII_IDENTIFY_ENTITIES: true}),
       };
     }
     else if ('microsoft' === vendor) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fbf0ebfd..978466c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.0.30",
         "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.9",
         "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.8",
-        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.48",
+        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.49",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.7.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.18.1",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.45.1",
@@ -4347,9 +4347,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.0.48",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.48.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qOr39CQ3uVIA9Ocdp6BIhSyVTvL5Tvby0pfLUz4WYZhyWLQaQgl7JIOHzyWTg4kulJah9DFZtnCekVcTQYjQqg==",
+      "version": "0.0.49",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.49.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xu4vf1uajlNSkP8dFZOVfRq2cL2ruMxkB5i8q9FISTL4NEk9Gh7cmyDtTlmwu9rIWzIoGQ/bXBVz7ya6X0AziA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "pino": "^8.8.0"
@@ -15478,9 +15478,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.0.48",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.48.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qOr39CQ3uVIA9Ocdp6BIhSyVTvL5Tvby0pfLUz4WYZhyWLQaQgl7JIOHzyWTg4kulJah9DFZtnCekVcTQYjQqg==",
+      "version": "0.0.49",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.49.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xu4vf1uajlNSkP8dFZOVfRq2cL2ruMxkB5i8q9FISTL4NEk9Gh7cmyDtTlmwu9rIWzIoGQ/bXBVz7ya6X0AziA==",
       "requires": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "pino": "^8.8.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f57ec2d..7f8f7903 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.0.30",
     "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.9",
     "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.8",
-    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.48",
+    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.49",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.7.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.18.1",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.45.1",