diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 21a7c4961..58a17ee54 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False, limit_pings=0, showmore=True):
 		sanitized = sanitized.replace(i.group(0), htmlsource)
 
 	sanitized = video_sub_regex.sub(r'\1<video controls preload="metadata"><source src="\2"></video>', sanitized)
-	sanitized = audio_sub_regex.sub(r'\1<audio controls preload="metadata" src="\2"></audio>', sanitized)
+	sanitized = audio_sub_regex.sub(r'\1<audio controls preload="none" src="\2"></audio>', sanitized)
 
 	if not edit:
 		for marsey in g.db.query(Marsey).filter(Marsey.name.in_(marseys_used)).all():
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 22f2c243c..b98bb763a 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@
 							{% elif p.is_audio %}
 								<div class="row no-gutters">
 									<div class="col">
-										<audio controls preload="metadata" src="{{p.realurl(v)}}"></audio>
+										<audio controls preload="none" src="{{p.realurl(v)}}"></audio>
 									</div>
 								</div>
 								<pre></pre>
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index ab0d6eb4e..98cda8df8 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -372,13 +372,13 @@
 		</div>
 	{% elif p.is_video %}
 		<div id="video-{{p.id}}" style="text-align: center" class="{% if p.over_18 or not ((v and v.cardview) or (not v and CARD_VIEW)) %}d-none{% endif %} mt-4">
-			<video id="video2-{{p.id}}" controls preload="metadata">
+			<video id="video2-{{p.id}}" controls preload="none">
 				<source src="{{p.realurl(v)}}">
 			</video>
 		</div>
 	{% elif p.is_audio %}
 		<div id="video-{{p.id}}" style="text-align: center" class="{% if p.over_18 or not ((v and v.cardview) or (not v and CARD_VIEW)) %}d-none{% endif %} mt-4">
-			<audio id="video2-{{p.id}}" controls preload="metadata" src="{{p.realurl(v)}}"></audio>
+			<audio id="video2-{{p.id}}" controls preload="none" src="{{p.realurl(v)}}"></audio>
 		</div>
 	{% elif p.is_youtube %}
 		<div id="video-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.over_18 or not ((v and v.cardview) or (not v and CARD_VIEW)) %}d-none{% endif %} mt-3 mb-4 youtube_embed">