diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/assetmanager/AssetManager.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/assetmanager/AssetManager.java
index 7c6f444c..762d19f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/assetmanager/AssetManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/assetmanager/AssetManager.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import electrosphere.audio.AudioBuffer;
 import electrosphere.collision.CollisionBodyCreation;
 import electrosphere.collision.CollisionEngine;
 import electrosphere.collision.collidable.Collidable;
+import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
 import electrosphere.engine.assetmanager.queue.QueuedAsset;
 import electrosphere.logger.LoggerInterface;
 import electrosphere.renderer.actor.ActorShaderMask;
@@ -104,9 +105,11 @@ public class AssetManager {
             texturesLoadedIntoMemory.put(currentPath, new Texture(currentPath));
         }
         //audio from disk
-        for(String currentPath : audioInQueue){
-            audioInQueue.remove(currentPath);
-            audioLoadedIntoMemory.put(currentPath, new AudioBuffer(currentPath));
+        if(Globals.audioEngine != null && Globals.audioEngine.initialized()){
+            for(String currentPath : audioInQueue){
+                audioInQueue.remove(currentPath);
+                audioLoadedIntoMemory.put(currentPath, new AudioBuffer(currentPath));
+            }
         }
         //shaders
         for(ActorShaderMask currentShader : shadersInQueue){