diff --git a/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/Pages/_Host.cshtml b/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/Pages/_Host.cshtml
index 2e0f431..7815890 100644
--- a/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/Pages/_Host.cshtml
+++ b/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/Pages/_Host.cshtml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(userAgent, @"MSIE \d|Trident.*rv:")
 
     <script src="_framework/blazor.server.js"></script>
     <script src="_content/Blazored.Typeahead/blazored-typeahead.js"></script>
-    <script src="js/microsoft.cognitiveservices.speech.sdk.bundle.js"></script>
-    <script src="js/SpeechFunctions.js"></script>
+    <script src="js/microsoft.cognitiveservices.speech.sdk.bundle.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
+    <script src="js/SpeechFunctions.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/wwwroot/js/SpeechFunctions.js b/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/wwwroot/js/SpeechFunctions.js
index f5aee3e..6cd5a1f 100644
--- a/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/wwwroot/js/SpeechFunctions.js
+++ b/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/LCU.Webapps.Marketing.SPIT/wwwroot/js/SpeechFunctions.js
@@ -46,18 +46,31 @@ function synthesizeSpeech(subscriptionKey, region, endpoint, ssml) {
 }
 
 function createSpeechConfig(SpeechSDK, subscriptionKey, region, endpoint) {
-    const trimmedRegion = typeof region === "string" ? region.trim() : "";
     const trimmedEndpoint = typeof endpoint === "string" ? endpoint.trim() : "";
+    const trimmedRegion = typeof region === "string" ? region.trim() : "";
+
+    if (trimmedRegion) {
+        if (!trimmedEndpoint) {
+            return SpeechSDK.SpeechConfig.fromSubscription(subscriptionKey, trimmedRegion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (trimmedEndpoint) {
+        const endpointUrl = new URL(trimmedEndpoint);
+        const hasCustomPath = endpointUrl.pathname && endpointUrl.pathname !== "/";
+
+        if (hasCustomPath) {
+            return SpeechSDK.SpeechConfig.fromEndpoint(endpointUrl, subscriptionKey);
+        }
+
+        return SpeechSDK.SpeechConfig.fromHost(endpointUrl, subscriptionKey);
+    }
 
     if (trimmedRegion) {
         return SpeechSDK.SpeechConfig.fromSubscription(subscriptionKey, trimmedRegion);
     }
 
-    if (trimmedEndpoint) {
-        return SpeechSDK.SpeechConfig.fromEndpoint(new URL(trimmedEndpoint), subscriptionKey);
-    }
-
-    throw new Error("Speech configuration is missing both region and endpoint.");
+    throw new Error("Speech configuration is missing both endpoint and region.");
 }
 
 function buildSynthesisErrorMessage(SpeechSDK, result, region, endpoint) {