diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ambience.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ambience.dm
index 1c993b17625..2ac4f76adb8 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ambience.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ambience.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ambience)
 /datum/controller/subsystem/ambience/fire(resumed)
 	for(var/client/client_iterator as anything in ambience_listening_clients)
 
-		if(isnull(client_iterator))
+		if(isnull(client_iterator) || isnewplayer(client_iterator.mob))
 			ambience_listening_clients -= client_iterator
 			continue