diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.cpp b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
index 27a7dfc6e4..bd6e51b820 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ void Audio::init(QGLWidget *parent) {
 void Audio::reset() {
     _ringBuffer.reset();
 
-    _outgoingAvatarAudioSequenceNumber = 0;
+    // we don't want to reset seq numbers when space-bar reset occurs.
+    //_outgoingAvatarAudioSequenceNumber = 0;
 
     resetStats();
 }