diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_text2speech/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_text2speech/index.js
index c1dfd9555..43dd69bd7 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_text2speech/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_text2speech/index.js
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class Scratch3Text2SpeechBlocks {
 
         // @todo localize this?
         if (state.voiceId === KITTEN_ID) {
-            words = words.replace(/\w+/g, 'meow');
+            words = words.replace(/\S+/g, 'meow');
         }
 
         // Build up URL