diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt
index 7790a00..4140867 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt
@@ -370,26 +370,42 @@ fun ChatScreen(
     }
 
     fun playTtsUrl(url: String, messageId: Long) {
-        try {
-            val player = MediaPlayer().apply {
-                setDataSource(url)
-                prepareAsync()
-                setOnPreparedListener { start() }
-                setOnCompletionListener {
-                    release()
-                    ttsPlayerRef.value = null
-                    playingTtsForId = null
+        scope.launch {
+            try {
+                val tmpFile = kotlinx.coroutines.withContext(kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    val req = okhttp3.Request.Builder().url(url).build()
+                    KaizenApi.imageClient.newCall(req).execute().use { resp ->
+                        if (!resp.isSuccessful) return@withContext null
+                        val bytes = resp.body!!.bytes()
+                        java.io.File.createTempFile("tts_", ".wav", context.cacheDir).also { it.writeBytes(bytes) }
+                    }
                 }
-                setOnErrorListener { _, _, _ ->
-                    release()
-                    ttsPlayerRef.value = null
+                if (tmpFile == null) {
                     playingTtsForId = null
-                    true
+                    return@launch
                 }
+                val player = MediaPlayer().apply {
+                    setOnPreparedListener { start() }
+                    setOnCompletionListener {
+                        release()
+                        ttsPlayerRef.value = null
+                        playingTtsForId = null
+                        tmpFile.delete()
+                    }
+                    setOnErrorListener { _, _, _ ->
+                        release()
+                        ttsPlayerRef.value = null
+                        playingTtsForId = null
+                        tmpFile.delete()
+                        true
+                    }
+                    setDataSource(tmpFile.absolutePath)
+                    prepareAsync()
+                }
+                ttsPlayerRef.value = player
+            } catch (_: Exception) {
+                playingTtsForId = null
             }
-            ttsPlayerRef.value = player
-        } catch (_: Exception) {
-            playingTtsForId = null
         }
     }