diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index c874505e98..b50ad8f595 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2775,7 +2775,6 @@ void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
 
     // destroy Audio so it and its threads have a chance to go down safely
     // this must happen after QML, as there are unexplained audio crashes originating in qtwebengine
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>().data(), "stop");
     DependencyManager::destroy<AudioClient>();
     DependencyManager::destroy<AudioScriptingInterface>();
 
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index 41396811f0..04ab0f7973 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ AudioClient::AudioClient() :
 }
 
 AudioClient::~AudioClient() {
+
+    stop();
+
     if (_codec && _encoder) {
         _codec->releaseEncoder(_encoder);
         _encoder = nullptr;