diff --git a/providers/tts.py b/providers/tts.py
index 097506e..2641a37 100644
--- a/providers/tts.py
+++ b/providers/tts.py
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ class ElevenLabsTTS(BaseTTS):
         self._voice_settings = {
             "stability": self._read_float_env("ELEVENLABS_TTS_STABILITY", 0.5),
             "similarity_boost": self._read_float_env("ELEVENLABS_TTS_SIMILARITY_BOOST", 0.75),
-            "speed": self._read_float_env("ELEVENLABS_TTS_SPEED", 1.0),
-            "use_speaker_boost": self._read_bool_env("ELEVENLABS_TTS_USE_SPEAKER_BOOST", False),
+            "speed": self._read_float_env("ELEVENLABS_TTS_SPEED", 1.15),
+            "use_speaker_boost": self._read_bool_env("ELEVENLABS_TTS_USE_SPEAKER_BOOST", True),
         }
         LOGGER.info(
             "ElevenLabs TTS config: voice_id=%s requested_model=%s websocket_model=%s "