diff --git a/scripts/system/places/portal.js b/scripts/system/places/portal.js
index 5c16cd93c0..c77fbc648d 100644
--- a/scripts/system/places/portal.js
+++ b/scripts/system/places/portal.js
@@ -15,21 +15,14 @@
     var portalURL = "";
     var portalName = "";
     var TP_SOUND = SoundCache.getSound(ROOT + "sounds/teleportSound.mp3");
-    var PORTAL_SOUND = SoundCache.getSound(ROOT + "sounds/portalSound.mp3");
-    var portalInjector = Uuid.NONE;
-    var portalPosition;
     
     this.preload = function(entityID) {
 
-        var properties = Entities.getEntityProperties(entityID, ["userData", "dimensions", "position"]);
+        var properties = Entities.getEntityProperties(entityID, ["userData", "dimensions"]);
         var userDataObj = JSON.parse(properties.userData);
         portalURL = userDataObj.url;
         portalName = userDataObj.name;
-        portalPosition = properties.position;
         var portalColor = getColorFromPlaceID(userDataObj.placeID);
-        
-        
-        //HERE WE RENDER EFFECT
 
         var textLocalPosition = {"x": 0.0, "y": (properties.dimensions.y / 2) * 1.2, "z": 0.0};
         var scale = textLocalPosition.y/1.2;
@@ -44,7 +37,7 @@
             },
             "name": portalName,
             "text": portalName,
-            //"textColor": portalColor.saturated,
+            "textColor": portalColor.light,
             "lineHeight": 0.10 * scale,
             "backgroundAlpha": 0.0,
             "unlit": true,
@@ -119,27 +112,19 @@
             "spinStart": 0,
             "spinFinish": 0
         },"local");
-        
-        if (PORTAL_SOUND.downloaded) {
-            playLoopSound();
-        } else {
-            PORTAL_SOUND.ready.connect(onSoundReady);
-        }
-    }
 
-    function onSoundReady() {
-        PORTAL_SOUND.ready.disconnect(onSoundReady);
-        playLoopSound();
-    }
-
-    function playLoopSound() {
-        var injectorOptions = {
-            "position": portalPosition,
+        var loopSoundID = Entities.addEntity({
+            "type": "Sound",
+            "parentID":  entityID,
+            "localPosition": {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0, "z": 0.0},
+            "name": "PORTAL SOUND",
+            "soundURL": ROOT + "sounds/portalSound.mp3",
             "volume": 0.15,
             "loop": true,
+            "positional": true,
             "localOnly": true
-        };
-        portalInjector = Audio.playSound(PORTAL_SOUND, injectorOptions);
+        },"local");
+
     }
 
     this.enterEntity = function(entityID) {
@@ -153,16 +138,11 @@
         
         var timer = Script.setTimeout(function () {
             Window.location = portalURL;
-            portalInjector.stop();
             Entities.deleteEntity(entityID);
         }, 1000);
 
     };
 
-    this.unload = function(entityID) {
-        portalInjector.stop();
-    };
-    
     function getColorFromPlaceID(placeID) {
         var idIntegerConstant = getStringScore(placeID);
         var hue = (idIntegerConstant%360)/360;