diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/freeswitch/autoload_configs/modules.conf.xml b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/freeswitch/autoload_configs/modules.conf.xml
index c360888..db427dd 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/freeswitch/autoload_configs/modules.conf.xml
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/freeswitch/autoload_configs/modules.conf.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <load module="mod_native_file"/>
     <!-- <load module="mod_shell_stream"/> -->
     <!--For icecast/mp3 streams/files-->
-    <!--<load module="mod_shout"/>-->
+    <load module="mod_shout"/>
     <!--For local streams (play all the files in a directory)-->
     <load module="mod_local_stream"/>
     <load module="mod_tone_stream"/>
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/freeswitch.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/freeswitch.pp
index e01f62c..c6ad4fd 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/freeswitch.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/freeswitch.pp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class rhizo_base::freeswitch::common {
     'freeswitch-mod-python', 'freeswitch-mod-say-en',
     'freeswitch-mod-say-es', 'freeswitch-mod-sms',
     'freeswitch-mod-sndfile', 'freeswitch-mod-sofia',
-    'freeswitch-mod-spandsp', 
+    'freeswitch-mod-spandsp', 'freeswitch-mod-shout',
     'freeswitch-mod-syslog', 'freeswitch-mod-tone-stream',
     'freeswitch-mod-voicemail', 'freeswitch-mod-voicemail-ivr',
     'freeswitch-mod-xml-cdr', 'freeswitch-mod-cdr-pg-csv',
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index 4101cec..55ac47d 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class rhizo_base {
   $use_sip         = hiera('rhizo::use_sip')
   $advice_email    = hiera('rhizo::advice_email')
   $charge_scheme   = hiera('rhizo::charge_scheme', 'normal')
+  $test_playback   = hiera('rhizo::test_playback', 'tone_stream://%(4000,250,440);loops=-1')
 
   # database
   $pgsql_db   = hiera('rhizo::pgsql_db')
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb
index f80f949..0997342 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rhizomatica_dir = '<%= @rhizomatica_dir %>'
 sq_hlr_path = '<%= @sq_hlr_path %>'
 use_sip = '<%= @use_sip %>'
 advice_email = <%= @advice_email %>
+test_playback = '<%= @test_playback %>'
 
 # database
 pgsql_db = '<%= @pgsql_db %>'