diff --git a/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp b/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp
index 4070f150..c2fe7480 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp
@@ -520,9 +520,12 @@ bool GameData::loadAudioClip(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileNam
 
 	if ( ! loaded) {
 		logger->error("Data", "Error loading audio clip "+ filePath);
+		return false;
 	}
 
-	return loaded;
+	engine->missionAudio = name;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 void GameData::loadSplash(const std::string &name)
diff --git a/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp b/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp
index f69c7c0f..b86b6035 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp
@@ -790,8 +790,6 @@ void game_load_audio(const ScriptArguments& args)
 	std::string name = args[0].string;
 	std::transform(name.begin(), name.end(), name.begin(), ::tolower);
 
-	args.getWorld()->missionAudio = name;
-
 	if ( ! args.getWorld()->data->loadAudioClip(name, name + ".wav")) {
 		if ( ! args.getWorld()->data->loadAudioClip(name, name + ".mp3")) {
 			args.getWorld()->logger->error("SCM", "Failed to load audio: " + name);