diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8d2421bb9f..fcfbe0f3b1 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1570,17 +1570,6 @@ void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
     saveSettings();
     _window->saveGeometry();
 
-    // stop the AudioClient
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>().data(),
-                              "stop", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
-
-    // destroy the AudioClient so it and its thread have a chance to go down safely
-    DependencyManager::destroy<AudioClient>();
-
-    // destroy the AudioInjectorManager so it and its thread have a chance to go down safely
-    // this will also stop any ongoing network injectors
-    DependencyManager::destroy<AudioInjectorManager>();
-
     // Destroy third party processes after scripts have finished using them.
 #ifdef HAVE_DDE
     DependencyManager::destroy<DdeFaceTracker>();
@@ -1589,8 +1578,19 @@ void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
     DependencyManager::destroy<EyeTracker>();
 #endif
 
+    // stop QML
     DependencyManager::destroy<OffscreenUi>();
 
+    // stop audio after QML, as there are unexplained audio crashes originating in qtwebengine
+
+    // stop the AudioClient, synchronously
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>().data(),
+                              "stop", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+
+    // destroy Audio so it and its threads have a chance to go down safely
+    DependencyManager::destroy<AudioClient>();
+    DependencyManager::destroy<AudioInjectorManager>();
+
     // shutdown render engine
     _main3DScene = nullptr;
     _renderEngine = nullptr;
@@ -1618,7 +1618,6 @@ Application::~Application() {
     DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getObjectsToRemoveFromPhysics(motionStates);
     _physicsEngine->removeObjects(motionStates);
 
-    DependencyManager::destroy<OffscreenUi>();
     DependencyManager::destroy<AvatarManager>();
     DependencyManager::destroy<AnimationCache>();
     DependencyManager::destroy<FramebufferCache>();