diff --git a/Content.Shared/Buckle/SharedBuckleSystem.Buckle.cs b/Content.Shared/Buckle/SharedBuckleSystem.Buckle.cs
index 63b7fc17a3..9b2b8ce4c8 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Buckle/SharedBuckleSystem.Buckle.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Buckle/SharedBuckleSystem.Buckle.cs
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ public abstract partial class SharedBuckleSystem
         ReAttach(buckleUid, strapUid, buckleComp, strapComp);
         SetBuckledTo(buckleUid, strapUid, strapComp, buckleComp);
         // TODO user is currently set to null because if it isn't the sound fails to play in some situations, fix that
-        var audioSourceUid = userUid == buckleUid ? userUid : strapUid;
-        _audio.PlayPredicted(strapComp.BuckleSound, strapUid, audioSourceUid);
+        _audio.PlayPredicted(strapComp.BuckleSound, strapUid, userUid);
 
         var ev = new BuckleChangeEvent(strapUid, buckleUid, true);
         RaiseLocalEvent(ev.BuckledEntity, ref ev);