diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/Sound.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/Sound.cpp
index 001f863e03..3aae6b995d 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/Sound.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/Sound.cpp
@@ -73,15 +73,18 @@ Sound::Sound(const QUrl& sampleURL, QObject* parent) :
     // QNetworkAccess manager to grab the raw audio file at the given URL
 
     QNetworkAccessManager *manager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
-    connect(manager, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*)),
-            this, SLOT(replyFinished(QNetworkReply*)));
 
     qDebug() << "Requesting audio file" << sampleURL.toDisplayString();
-    manager->get(QNetworkRequest(sampleURL));
+    
+    QNetworkReply* soundDownload = manager->get(QNetworkRequest(sampleURL));
+    connect(soundDownload, &QNetworkReply::finished, this, &Sound::replyFinished);
+    connect(soundDownload, SLOT(error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)), this, SIGNAL(error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)));
 }
 
-void Sound::replyFinished(QNetworkReply* reply) {
+void Sound::replyFinished() {
 
+    QNetworkReply* reply = reinterpret_cast<QNetworkReply*>(sender());
+    
     // replace our byte array with the downloaded data
     QByteArray rawAudioByteArray = reply->readAll();
 
@@ -110,6 +113,11 @@ void Sound::replyFinished(QNetworkReply* reply) {
     }
 }
 
+void Sound::replyError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code) {
+    QNetworkReply* reply = reinterpret_cast<QNetworkReply*>(sender());
+    qDebug() << "Error downloading sound file at" << reply->url().toString() << "-" << reply->errorString();
+}
+
 void Sound::downSample(const QByteArray& rawAudioByteArray) {
 
     // assume that this was a RAW file and is now an array of samples that are
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/Sound.h b/libraries/audio/src/Sound.h
index e1613fec51..50b2bbadaa 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/Sound.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/Sound.h
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 #define hifi_Sound_h
 
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
-
-class QNetworkReply;
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkReply>
 
 class Sound : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ private:
     void interpretAsWav(const QByteArray& inputAudioByteArray, QByteArray& outputAudioByteArray);
 
 private slots:
-    void replyFinished(QNetworkReply* reply);
+    void replyFinished();
+    void replyError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code);
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Sound_h