diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 869fc2e..e979dac 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = edge-tts
-version = 2.0.7
+version = 2.0.8
 author = rany
 author_email = ranygh@riseup.net
 description = Microsoft Edge's TTS
diff --git a/src/edgeTTS/__init__.py b/src/edgeTTS/__init__.py
index 8ecb555..e5c6e45 100755
--- a/src/edgeTTS/__init__.py
+++ b/src/edgeTTS/__init__.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Communicate:
         if not customspeak:
             wsmax = 2 ** 16
             overhead = len(self.mkssmlmsg("", voice, pitch, rate, volume, customspeak=False).encode('utf-8'))
-            msgs = _minimize(escape(removeIncompatibleControlChars(msg)), b" ", wsmax - overhead)
+            msgs = _minimize(escape(removeIncompatibleControlChars(msgs)), b" ", wsmax - overhead)
         else:
             if type(msgs) is str:
                 msgs = [msgs]