diff --git a/utils/voice.py b/utils/voice.py
index 7661981..e6f3989 100644
--- a/utils/voice.py
+++ b/utils/voice.py
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ import re
 def sanitize_text(text):
     """
     Sanitizes the text for tts.
-    What gets removed:
+       What gets removed:
     - following characters`^_~@!&;#:-%“”‘"%*/{}[]()\|<>?=+`
+    - any http or https links
     """
 
+    # remove any urls from the text
+    regex_urls = r"((http|https)://[^\s]+)"
+    result = re.sub(regex_urls, " ", text)
+
     # note: not removing apostrophes
     regex_expr = r"\s['|’]|['|’]\s|[\^_~@!&;#:\-%“”‘\"%\*/{}\[\]\(\)\\|<>=+]"
-    result = re.sub(regex_expr, " ", text)
+    result = re.sub(regex_expr, " ", result)
 
     # remove extra whitespace
     return " ".join(result.split())