diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 11f6063..d67362f 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package>
   <name>itf_talk</name>
-  <version>0.0.0</version>
+  <version>0.0.2</version>
   <description>The itf_talk package</description>
 
   <!-- One maintainer tag required, multiple allowed, one person per tag --> 
   <!-- Example:  -->
   <!-- <maintainer email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</maintainer> -->
-  <maintainer email="alex@todo.todo">alex</maintainer>
+  <maintainer email="alex@yutani.nl">Alex van der Peet</maintainer>
 
 
   <!-- One license tag required, multiple allowed, one license per tag -->
diff --git a/src/SoundFile.py b/src/SoundFile.py
index bd7802e..1bb48eb 100644
--- a/src/SoundFile.py
+++ b/src/SoundFile.py
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ def __init__(self, filename):
         self.gletplayer.set_handler("on_eos", self.stop)
 
         # Load file to pydub, for getting the current power (volume) in the sound file.
-        self.dubsegment = pydub.AudioSegment.from_mp3(filename)
+        self.dubsegment = pydub.AudioSegment.from_wav(filename)
diff --git a/src/itf_talk.py b/src/itf_talk.py
index f7e687e..e828bf8 100755
--- a/src/itf_talk.py
+++ b/src/itf_talk.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import os
 import rospy
 import urllib, pycurl
 from threading import Thread
-from std_msgs.msg import String, Float32, Bool
+from std_msgs.msg import String, Float64, Bool
 import subprocess
 import pydub
 import math
@@ -14,12 +15,13 @@
 class ITFTalker(Thread):
     NODE_NAME = 'itf_talker'
     pub = rospy.Publisher('itf_next_sentence', String, queue_size=1)
-    pub_speech_strength = rospy.Publisher('speech_strength', Float32, queue_size=1)
+    pub_speech_strength = rospy.Publisher('speech_strength', Float64, queue_size=1)
     pub_speech_active = rospy.Publisher('speech_active', Bool, queue_size=1)
     soundfile = None
     rms_params = {"scale": 1.0/5000, "min": 0.0, "max": 1.0}
     gletplayer = None
     stop_request_received = False
+    jaw_inactive = True
 
     def __init__(self):
         Thread.__init__(self)
@@ -85,13 +87,15 @@ def speakSpeechFromText(self, phrase):
             googleSpeechURL = self.getGoogleSpeechURL(section)
             print "Downloading " + googleSpeechURL + " to " + "tts" + str(index).zfill(index) + ".mp3\n"
             self.downloadFile(googleSpeechURL,"tts" + str(index).zfill(index) + ".mp3")
+            fileName =  "tts" + str(index).zfill(index)
+            os.system("avconv -y -i "+fileName+".mp3 "+ fileName+".wav" )
             print index, section
 
         totalDuration = 0
 
         for index, section in enumerate(phraseSections):
-            fileName = 'tts' + str(index).zfill(index) + '.mp3'
-            dubsegment = pydub.AudioSegment.from_mp3(fileName)
+            fileName = 'tts' + str(index).zfill(index) + '.wav'
+            dubsegment = pydub.AudioSegment.from_wav(fileName)
             totalDuration += dubsegment.__len__()
             dubsegment = None
 
@@ -110,9 +114,9 @@ def speakSpeechFromText(self, phrase):
 
         for index, section in enumerate(phraseSections):
             if (not self.stop_request_received):
-                fileName = 'tts' + str(index).zfill(index) + '.mp3'
+                fileName = 'tts' + str(index).zfill(index)
+                fileName = fileName + '.wav'
                 print 'Calling SoundPlayer with parameter ' + fileName
-
                 self.play(fileName)
 
                 if not (self.soundfile is None):
@@ -142,7 +146,14 @@ def hit(self, rms):
         p = self.rms_params
         jaw_coeff = min(max(math.sqrt(rms * p["scale"]), p["min"]), p["max"])
 
-        self.pub_speech_strength.publish(jaw_coeff)
+        if jaw_coeff > 0:
+            self.pub_speech_strength.publish(jaw_coeff)
+            self.jaw_inactive = False
+        else:
+            if not self.jaw_inactive:
+                self.pub_speech_strength.publish(jaw_coeff)
+                self.jaw_inactive = True
+
 
         # Copy pau expression message stored during handle_face_in(),
         # modify jaw and publish.
@@ -158,6 +169,7 @@ def stop(self):
 
     def play(self, filename):
         self.stop()
+
         self.soundfile = SoundFile(filename)
         self.soundfile.on_playmore = self.hit # Set callback
         self.soundfile.play()