diff --git a/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js b/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
index 95a42eea..a09ffd1c 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class Cognigy extends Task {
         // todo inject the session config into the say task
         const sayTask = this._makeSayTask({text});
         await sayTask.exec(cs, ep, this);
+        this.logger.debug({text}, 'executed say task');
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/cognigy/speech-config.js b/lib/tasks/cognigy/speech-config.js
index b8b1aba0..b7554a14 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/cognigy/speech-config.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/cognigy/speech-config.js
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ class SpeechConfig extends Emitter {
     this.update(opts);
   }
 
-  update(opts = {}) {
+  update(session) {
     // TODO validation of session params?
-    const {session } = opts;
     if (session) {
       this.sessionConfig = lodash.merge(
         {},