diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/play_file.lua b/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/play_file.lua
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+++ b/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/play_file.lua
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+function play_file(dbh, domain_name, domain_uuid, file_name)
+	local full_path, is_base64 = find_file(dbh, domain_name, domain_uuid, file_name)
+	if not full_path then
+		log.warningf('Can not find audio file: %s. Try using it in raw mode.', file_name)
+		full_path = file_name
+	else
+		log.noticef('Found `%s` as `%s`%s', file_name, full_path, is_base64 and '(BASE64)' or '')
+	end
+	session:execute("playback", full_path);
+end