diff --git a/plip_voice/main/conversation.c b/plip_voice/main/conversation.c
index 144f18c..438841e 100644
--- a/plip_voice/main/conversation.c
+++ b/plip_voice/main/conversation.c
@@ -257,12 +257,25 @@ static void conv_task(void *arg)
                 go_idle();
                 break;
             }
-            /* Fetch greeting WAV from gateway and enqueue playback */
-            if (turn_client_greeting(s_sid, s_number,
-                                     "/spiffs/turn.wav")) {
-                audio_play_async("/spiffs/turn.wav");
-            } else {
-                ESP_LOGW(TAG, "turn_client_greeting failed — proceeding silent");
+            /* Prefer the local SD voice pack (no gateway, no model in RAM):
+             * play /sdcard/voice/greet_<number>.wav when present. Fall back to
+             * the live gateway greeting only when the pack has no clip for this
+             * NPC number (see tools/tts/generate_plip_sd_pack.py). */
+            {
+                char sd_greet[64];
+                snprintf(sd_greet, sizeof(sd_greet),
+                         "/sdcard/voice/greet_%s.wav", s_number);
+                FILE *tf = NULL;
+                if (audio_ensure_sd() && (tf = fopen(sd_greet, "rb")) != NULL) {
+                    fclose(tf);
+                    audio_play_async(sd_greet);
+                    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "GREET: local SD pack %s", sd_greet);
+                } else if (turn_client_greeting(s_sid, s_number,
+                                                "/spiffs/turn.wav")) {
+                    audio_play_async("/spiffs/turn.wav");
+                } else {
+                    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "no SD clip + gateway greeting failed — silent");
+                }
             }
             s_state = STATE_CONNECTED;
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "-> CONNECTED");