diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index dae37ffc4b..440bfefe28 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ bool AudioClient::switchOutputToAudioDevice(const QAudioDeviceInfo& outputDevice
 
     // cleanup any previously initialized device
     if (_audioOutput) {
+        _audioOutputIODevice.close();
         _audioOutput->stop();
 
         delete _audioOutput;
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
index 0e5363e0ff..9bdf55504c 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ public:
             _audio(audio), _unfulfilledReads(0) {}
 
         void start() { open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Unbuffered); }
-        void stop() { close(); }
         qint64 readData(char * data, qint64 maxSize) override;
         qint64 writeData(const char * data, qint64 maxSize) override { return 0; }
         int getRecentUnfulfilledReads() { int unfulfilledReads = _unfulfilledReads; _unfulfilledReads = 0; return unfulfilledReads; }