diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 58a17ee54..21a7c4961 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="none" src="\2"></audio>', sanitized)
+	sanitized = audio_sub_regex.sub(r'\1<audio controls preload="metadata" 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 b98bb763a..22f2c243c 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="none" src="{{p.realurl(v)}}"></audio>
+										<audio controls preload="metadata" src="{{p.realurl(v)}}"></audio>
 									</div>
 								</div>
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