diff --git a/starfallex/starfall_tts_dectalk.lua b/starfallex/starfall_tts_dectalk.lua
index 9914e6c..84ca618 100644
--- a/starfallex/starfall_tts_dectalk.lua
+++ b/starfallex/starfall_tts_dectalk.lua
@@ -2,24 +2,31 @@
 --@author Minori
 --@include https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sr229/5e6f3a5b03181704a871207c14706499/raw/2ee5b6cfb3a875a5ad2024a38d0131cfb5278785/url-encode.lua as henke.txt
 --@shared
-local soundref
+local references = {}
+local DEBUG = true
 require("henke.txt")
 
 if SERVER then
     -- haaugh
-    chip():setNoDraw(true)
-
+    --chip():setNoDraw(true)
     hook.add("PlayerSay", "tts_msg", function(ply, txt)
         -- instead of limiting to owner()
         -- we do a little trolling and give it to everyone
         if ply and string.sub(txt, 1, 1) == ";" then
-            -- broadcast who sent it
-            net.start("aeiou")
-            -- send user ID (32-bit)
-            net.writeInt(ply:getUserID(), 32)
-            -- send user msg (string)
-            net.writeString(string.sub(txt, 2))
-            net.send()
+            local plyAuthor = ply:getUserID()
+            local cleanedMsg = string.sub(txt, 2)
+
+            if #cleanedMsg > 1024 then
+                -- Ignore message more than 1024 characters
+                if DEBUG then
+                    print(string.format("SERVER: Ignoring message from %s, msglen %i is greater than limit (1024)", ply:getName(), #cleanedMsg))
+                end
+            else
+                net.start("aeiou")
+                net.writeInt(plyAuthor, 32)
+                net.writeString(cleanedMsg)
+                net.send()
+            end
             -- do not broadcast original msg to client
             -- BUG: only works for owner()
             --return ""
@@ -35,19 +42,40 @@ if CLIENT then
         local plyAuthor = player(net.readInt(32))
         local msg = net.readString()
 
-        bass.loadURL("https://tts.cyzon.us/tts?text=" .. urlencode(msg), "3d", function(a, e, n)
-            if soundref then
-                soundref:destroy()
-            end
+        if DEBUG then
+            print(string.format("CLIENT: Playing sound from %s (%i), msg len: %i", plyAuthor:getName(), plyAuthor:getUserID(), #msg))
+        end
 
-            soundref = a
+        bass.loadURL("https://tts.cyzon.us/tts?text=" .. urlencode(msg), "3d noblock", function(a, e, n)
+            -- since Starfall has no way to keep track of objects
+            -- we will have to manage the lifecycle oureselves via a local table
+            table.insert(references, {
+                ref = a,
+                timestamp = os.time()
+            })
+
+            -- we may have ended up with a unsorted table, let's fix that
+            -- sort table by oldest at the top to most recent at the bottom.
+            table.sort(references, function(entryA, entryB) return entryA.timestamp < entryB.timestamp end)
 
             hook.add("Think", "followSound", function()
-                soundref:setPos(plyAuthor:getPos())
+                a:setPos(plyAuthor:getPos())
             end)
 
-            soundref:setVolume(1.3)
-            soundref:play()
+            a:setVolume(1.5)
+            a:play()
+
+            -- let's dispose the oldest ref
+            -- but make sure we keep two references alive
+            -- so we don't end up disposing too early :(
+            if #references ~= 0 and #references > 2 then
+                if DEBUG then
+                    print(string.format("Destroying oldest reference, ts: %i", references[1].timestamp))
+                end
+
+                references[1].ref:destroy()
+                table.remove(references, 1)
+            end
         end)
     end)
 end
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