diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
index 02d86b5e56..1da33f5bd7 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void Agent::playAvatarSound(SharedSoundPointer sound) {
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "playAvatarSound", Q_ARG(SharedSoundPointer, sound));
         return;
     } else {
+        _numAvatarSoundSentBytes = 0;
         setAvatarSound(sound);
     }
 }