diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13bd3dca..e68aa51c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ bug fixes:
 *  Fixes for running the spect code on big-endian architectures.
 *  Fix determining the voice directory when installing the 32-bit Windows
    binaries on a 64-bit Windows system.
+*  Fix a regression with the saved parameter logic.
 
 updated languages:
 
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
index ab76526a..f07bffb5 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ ESPEAK_NG_API espeak_ng_STATUS espeak_ng_Initialize(espeak_ng_ERROR_CONTEXT *con
 	VoiceReset(0);
 
 	for (param = 0; param < N_SPEECH_PARAM; param++)
-		param_stack[0].parameter[param] = param_defaults[param];
+		param_stack[0].parameter[param] = saved_parameters[param] = param_defaults[param];
 
 	SetParameter(espeakRATE, 175, 0);
 	SetParameter(espeakVOLUME, 100, 0);