diff --git a/src/components/song-preview.js b/src/components/song-preview.js
index a7d45be..802c363 100644
--- a/src/components/song-preview.js
+++ b/src/components/song-preview.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('song-preview-system', {
     this.audio = this.audioStore[challengeId];
     audioanalyser.resumeContext();
     this.audio.currentTime = this.audio.dataset.previewStartTime;
+    this.audio.load();
     this.audio.play();
     this.fadeIn();
     this.updateAnalyser();