diff --git a/Chat/Messaging/ChatMessageReader.cs b/Chat/Messaging/ChatMessageReader.cs
index 60885ea..4703a5b 100644
--- a/Chat/Messaging/ChatMessageReader.cs
+++ b/Chat/Messaging/ChatMessageReader.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace TwitchChatTTS.Chat.Messaging
             var msg = FilterMessage(fragments, reply);
             string voiceSelected = chatterId == null ? _user.DefaultTTSVoice : GetSelectedVoiceFor(chatterId.Value);
             var messages = GetPartialTTSMessages(msg, voiceSelected).ToList();
+            _logger.Debug("TTS messages separated as: " + string.Join(" || ", messages.Select(m => m.Message ?? "<" + m.File + ">")));
             var groupedMessage = new TTSGroupedMessage(broadcasterId, chatterId, messageId, messages, DateTime.UtcNow, priority);
             _player.Add(groupedMessage, groupedMessage.Priority);
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ namespace TwitchChatTTS.Chat.Messaging
                 }];
             }
 
-            return matches.Cast<Match>().SelectMany(match =>
+            var messages = matches.Cast<Match>().SelectMany(match =>
             {
                 var m = match.Groups["message"].Value;
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(m))
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ namespace TwitchChatTTS.Chat.Messaging
                 voiceSelected = voiceSelected[0].ToString().ToUpper() + voiceSelected.Substring(1).ToLower();
                 return HandlePartialMessage(voiceSelected, m);
             });
+            string beforeMatch = message.Substring(0, matches.First().Index);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(beforeMatch))
+                messages = HandlePartialMessage(defaultVoice, beforeMatch).Union(messages);
+
+            _logger.Debug("TTS message matches: " + string.Join(" || ", matches.Select(m => "(" + m.Length + " / " + m.Index + "): " + m.Value + " ")));
+
+            return messages;
         }
 
         private string GetSelectedVoiceFor(long chatterId)
diff --git a/Twitch/Socket/Handlers/ChannelChatMessageHandler.cs b/Twitch/Socket/Handlers/ChannelChatMessageHandler.cs
index 236d5f4..910f2ba 100644
--- a/Twitch/Socket/Handlers/ChannelChatMessageHandler.cs
+++ b/Twitch/Socket/Handlers/ChannelChatMessageHandler.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ namespace TwitchChatTTS.Twitch.Socket.Handlers
             }
 
             string permission = GetPermissionPath(message.ChannelPointsCustomRewardId, bits);
+            _logger.Information(chatterId + " / " + permission + " / groups: " + string.Join(" | ", groups));
             if (!HasPermission(chatterId, groups, permission))
             {
                 _logger.Debug($"Blocked message [chatter: {chatterLogin}][message: {message}]");
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ namespace TwitchChatTTS.Twitch.Socket.Handlers
 
         private bool HasPermission(long chatterId, IEnumerable<string> groups, string permissionPath)
         {
-            return chatterId == _user.OwnerId ? true : _permissionManager.CheckIfAllowed(groups, permissionPath) == true;
+            return chatterId == _user.OwnerId || _permissionManager.CheckIfAllowed(groups, permissionPath) == true;
         }
     }
 }
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