diff --git a/scripts/AudioManager.gd b/scripts/AudioManager.gd
index ff597c3..ede30c4 100644
--- a/scripts/AudioManager.gd
+++ b/scripts/AudioManager.gd
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const UI_CLICK_SOUND_PATH := "res://audio/817587__silverdubloons__tick06.wav"
 
 var music_player: AudioStreamPlayer
 var ui_click_player: AudioStreamPlayer
+var click_stream: AudioStream
 
 func _ready():
 	music_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
@@ -14,13 +15,14 @@ func _ready():
 	ui_click_player.bus = "SFX"
 	add_child(ui_click_player)
 
+	click_stream = load(UI_CLICK_SOUND_PATH)
+
 	var orig_stream = _load_stream()
 	if not orig_stream:
 		push_error("Failed to load music stream: %s" % MUSIC_PATH)
 		return
 
 	var stream = orig_stream.duplicate(true) as AudioStream
-
 	_configure_stream_loop(stream)
 	music_player.stream = stream
 	_configure_audio_bus()
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func _stop_music() -> void:
 	music_player.stop()
 
 func play_ui_click() -> void:
-	var click_stream = load(UI_CLICK_SOUND_PATH)
-	if click_stream and click_stream is AudioStream:
-		ui_click_player.stream = click_stream
-		ui_click_player.play()
+	if not click_stream:
+		return
+	ui_click_player.stream = click_stream
+	ui_click_player.play()