diff --git a/code/game/machinery/vending.dm b/code/game/machinery/vending.dm
index e54ce9e2a24..fe63888a87d 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/vending.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/vending.dm
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
 	use_power(vend_power_usage)	//actuators and stuff
 	if (src.icon_vend) //Show the vending animation if needed
 		flick(src.icon_vend,src)
-	playsound(src.loc, "sound/[vending_sound]", 100, 1)
+	playsound(src.loc, vending_sound, 100, 1)
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/vend_product, R, user), vend_delay)
 
 /obj/machinery/vending/proc/vend_product(var/datum/data/vending_product/R, mob/user)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/mattatlas-fixvendingsound.yml b/html/changelogs/mattatlas-fixvendingsound.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35fbe4c8f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/mattatlas-fixvendingsound.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes: 
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#   balance
+#   admin
+#   backend
+#   security
+#   refactor
+#################################
+
+# Your name.  
+author: MattAtlas
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Vending machine sounds now actually work."