diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.cpp
index 6fdb3c680c..5d06d6c1e6 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TTSExes::TTSExes(QString name,QObject* parent) : TTSBase(parent)
 
     m_TemplateMap["espeak"] = "\"%exe\" %options -w \"%wavfile\" -- \"%text\"";
     m_TemplateMap["flite"] = "\"%exe\" %options -o \"%wavfile\" -t \"%text\"";
-    m_TemplateMap["swift"] = "\"%exe\" %options -o \"%wavfile\" \"%text\"";
+    m_TemplateMap["swift"] = "\"%exe\" %options -o \"%wavfile\" -- \"%text\"";
 
 }