diff --git a/src/components/AudioArea.vue b/src/components/AudioArea.vue
index fd7fec4..1b3078f 100644
--- a/src/components/AudioArea.vue
+++ b/src/components/AudioArea.vue
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
     // Use the global audio loading queue to throttle concurrent loads
     const preloadAudio = (src: string) => {
       console.debug(`[AUDIOAREA] Queueing audio for preload: ${src}`);
-      
+
       // Set audioSrc to empty initially
       audioSrc.value = "";
-      
+
       // Queue the audio for loading through our global service
       // Our improved AudioLoader will cache and deduplicate requests
       queueAudioForLoading(src)
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const vol_b = 1 - vol_x;
 
     const onBBoxChange = () => {
+      if (!audioSrc.value) return;
+
       const x = props.bbox.x + props.bbox.w / 2;
       const y = props.bbox.y + props.bbox.h / 2;
       const distance = Math.sqrt(