diff --git a/src/speechclient.cc b/src/speechclient.cc
index db779d67..2d7b6888 100644
--- a/src/speechclient.cc
+++ b/src/speechclient.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include "speechclient.hh"
 
 #include <QtCore>
+#include <QLocale>
+#include <QDebug>
 SpeechClient::SpeechClient( Config::VoiceEngine const & e, QObject * parent ):
   QObject( parent ),
-  internalData( std::make_unique< InternalData >( e ) )
+  internalData( new InternalData( e ) )
 {
 }
 
@@ -14,28 +16,30 @@ SpeechClient::Engines SpeechClient::availableEngines()
   const auto innerEngines = QTextToSpeech::availableEngines();
 
   for ( const auto & engine_name : innerEngines ) {
-    const auto sp = new QTextToSpeech( engine_name == "default" ? nullptr : engine_name );
+    const auto sp = new QTextToSpeech( engine_name );
 
-    #if ( QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 ) )
+#if ( QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 ) )
     if ( !sp || sp->state() == QTextToSpeech::Error )
       continue;
-    #else
-      if ( !sp || sp->state() == QTextToSpeech::BackendError )
-        continue;
-    #endif
+#else
+    if ( !sp || sp->state() == QTextToSpeech::BackendError )
+      continue;
+#endif
 
     qDebug() << engine_name << sp->state();
 
-    const QVector< QLocale > locales = sp->availableLocales();
-    for ( const QLocale & locale : locales ) {
+    //    const QVector< QLocale > locales = sp->availableLocales();
+    //    for ( const QLocale & locale : locales )
+    {
+      QLocale locale;
       //on some platforms ,change the locale will change voices too.
       sp->setLocale( locale );
       for ( const QVoice & voice : sp->availableVoices() ) {
         const QString name( QString( "%4 - %3 %1 (%2)" )
-          .arg( QLocale::languageToString( locale.language() ),
-                ( QLocale::countryToString( locale.country() ) ),
-                voice.name(),
-                engine_name ) );
+                              .arg( QLocale::languageToString( locale.language() ),
+                                    ( QLocale::countryToString( locale.country() ) ),
+                                    voice.name(),
+                                    engine_name ) );
         Engine engine( Config::VoiceEngine( engine_name, name, voice.name(), QLocale( locale ), 50, 0 ) );
         engines.push_back( engine );
       }
diff --git a/src/speechclient.hh b/src/speechclient.hh
index b72224fc..266dbeec 100644
--- a/src/speechclient.hh
+++ b/src/speechclient.hh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QTextToSpeech>
 #include <memory>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QSharedPointer>
 
 class SpeechClient: public QObject
 {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public:
   struct InternalData
   {
     explicit InternalData( Config::VoiceEngine const & e ):
-      sp( std::make_unique< QTextToSpeech >( e.engine_name ) ),
+      sp( new QTextToSpeech( e.engine_name ) ),
       engine( e )
     {
       qDebug() << QStringLiteral( "initialize tts" ) << e.engine_name;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public:
       sp->setRate( e.rate / 10.0 );
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr< QTextToSpeech > sp;
+    QSharedPointer< QTextToSpeech > sp;
     Engine engine;
   };
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public:
   bool tell( QString const & text ) const;
 
  private:
-  std::unique_ptr< InternalData > internalData;
+   QSharedPointer< InternalData > internalData;
 };
 
 #endif // __SPEECHCLIENT_HH_INCLUDED__