diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/security_level.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/security_level.dm
index 11bb96b3d2d..2e48d593fae 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/security_level.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/security_level.dm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(security_level)
 	if(!current_security_level.looping_sound) // No sound? No play.
 		can_fire = FALSE
 		return
-	sound_to_playing_players(current_security_level.looping_sound)
+	sound_to_playing_players(current_security_level.looping_sound, volume_preference = /datum/preference/numeric/volume/sound_ambience_volume)
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/code/game/sound/sound.dm b/code/game/sound/sound.dm
index d68c1794e08..06eecd94681 100644
--- a/code/game/sound/sound.dm
+++ b/code/game/sound/sound.dm
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@
 
 	SEND_SOUND(src, sound_to_use)
 
-/proc/sound_to_playing_players(soundin, volume = 100, vary = FALSE, frequency = 0, channel = 0, pressure_affected = FALSE, sound/S)
+/proc/sound_to_playing_players(soundin, volume = 100, vary = FALSE, frequency = 0, channel = 0, pressure_affected = FALSE, sound/S, datum/preference/numeric/volume/volume_preference = null)
 	if(!S)
 		S = sound(get_sfx(soundin))
 	for(var/m in GLOB.player_list)
 		if(ismob(m) && !isnewplayer(m))
 			var/mob/M = m
-			M.playsound_local(M, null, volume, vary, frequency, null, channel, pressure_affected, S)
+			M.playsound_local(M, null, volume, vary, frequency, null, channel, pressure_affected, S, volume_preference = volume_preference)
 
 /mob/proc/stop_sound_channel(chan)
 	SEND_SOUND(src, sound(null, repeat = 0, wait = 0, channel = chan))