diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 30175a6b4db..8de01bf0fa7 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		preload_rsc = external_rsc_urls[next_external_rsc]
 #endif
 
-	spawn (10) //removing this spawn causes all clients to not get verbs.
+	spawn (10) //removing this spawn causes all clients to not get verbs. (this can't be addtimer because these assets may be needed before the mc inits)
 
 		//load info on what assets the client has
 		src << browse('code/modules/asset_cache/validate_assets.html', "window=asset_cache_browser")
@@ -1015,12 +1015,16 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 			addtimer(CALLBACK(SSassets.transport, TYPE_PROC_REF(/datum/asset_transport, send_assets_slow), src, SSassets.transport.preload), 5 SECONDS)
 
 		#if (PRELOAD_RSC == 0)
-		for (var/name in GLOB.vox_sounds)
-			var/file = GLOB.vox_sounds[name]
-			Export("##action=load_rsc", file)
-			stoplag()
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, TYPE_PROC_REF(/client, preload_vox)), 1 MINUTES)
 		#endif
 
+#if (PRELOAD_RSC == 0)
+/client/preload_vox()
+	for (var/name in GLOB.vox_sounds)
+		var/file = GLOB.vox_sounds[name]
+		Export("##action=load_rsc", file)
+		stoplag()
+#endif
 
 //Hook, override it to run code when dir changes
 //Like for /atoms, but clients are their own snowflake FUCK