diff --git a/src/AudioThread.h b/src/AudioThread.h
index df4892b6e..23552c421 100644
--- a/src/AudioThread.h
+++ b/src/AudioThread.h
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ class AudioThread : public concurrency::OSThread
             delete i2sRtttl;
             i2sRtttl = nullptr;
         }
-        delete rtttlFile;
-        rtttlFile = nullptr;
+
+        if (rtttlFile != nullptr) {
+            delete rtttlFile;
+            rtttlFile = nullptr;
+        }
 
         setCPUFast(false);
 #ifdef T_LORA_PAGER
@@ -99,9 +102,9 @@ class AudioThread : public concurrency::OSThread
     };
 
     AudioGeneratorRTTTL *i2sRtttl = nullptr;
-    AudioOutputI2S *audioOut;
+    AudioOutputI2S *audioOut = nullptr;
 
-    AudioFileSourcePROGMEM *rtttlFile;
+    AudioFileSourcePROGMEM *rtttlFile = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp b/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
index 91e96b8d4..ecbe71b27 100644
--- a/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
@@ -310,8 +310,7 @@ void ExternalNotificationModule::stopNow()
     rtttl::stop();
 #ifdef HAS_I2S
     LOG_INFO("Stop audioThread playback");
-    if (audioThread->isPlaying())
-        audioThread->stop();
+    audioThread->stop();
 #endif
     // Turn off all outputs
     LOG_INFO("Turning off setExternalStates");