diff --git a/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py b/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
index 818c8bc93..5d3ab3dbf 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
         tts = DeepgramTTSService(
             aiohttp_session=session,
             api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"),
-            voice="aura-helios-en"
+            # voice="aura-helios-en"
+            base_url="https://api.deepgram.com/v1/speak"
         )
 
         llm = OpenAILLMService(
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             tma_out              # Assistant spoken responses
         ])
 
-        task = PipelineTask(pipeline, PipelineParams(allow_interruptions=True))
+        task = PipelineTask(pipeline, PipelineParams(allow_interruptions=True, enable_metrics=True))
 
         @transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
         async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/deepgram.py b/src/pipecat/services/deepgram.py
index ce418916b..6c762076f 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/deepgram.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/deepgram.py
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ class DeepgramTTSService(TTSService):
             aiohttp_session: aiohttp.ClientSession,
             api_key: str,
             voice: str = "aura-helios-en",
+            base_url: str = "https://api.deepgram.com/v1/speak",
             **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
         self._voice = voice
         self._api_key = api_key
         self._aiohttp_session = aiohttp_session
+        self._base_url = base_url
 
     def can_generate_metrics(self) -> bool:
         return True
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class DeepgramTTSService(TTSService):
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         logger.debug(f"Generating TTS: [{text}]")
 
-        base_url = "https://api.deepgram.com/v1/speak"
+        base_url = self._base_url
         request_url = f"{base_url}?model={self._voice}&encoding=linear16&container=none&sample_rate=16000"
         headers = {"authorization": f"token {self._api_key}"}
         body = {"text": text}