diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm
index 7bb51127514..77dd2e39eee 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm
@@ -9,22 +9,24 @@ var/sound/admin_sound
 
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] played sound [S]")
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] played sound [S]")
+
 	var/freq = 1
 	if(SSevent.holidays && SSevent.holidays[APRIL_FOOLS])
 		freq = pick(0.5, 0.7, 0.8, 0.85, 0.9, 0.95, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5)
 		src << "You feel the Honkmother messing with your song..."
+
+	var/sound/admin_sound = new()
+	admin_sound.file = S
+	admin_sound.priority = 250
+	admin_sound.channel = SOUND_CHANNEL_ADMIN
+	admin_sound.frequency = freq
+	admin_sound.wait = 1
+	admin_sound.repeat = 0
+	admin_sound.status = SOUND_STREAM
 		
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
 		if(M.client.prefs.toggles & SOUND_MIDI)
 			var/vol = M.client.prefs.adminmusicvolume
-			var/sound/admin_sound = new()
-			admin_sound.file = S
-			admin_sound.priority = 250
-			admin_sound.channel = SOUND_CHANNEL_ADMIN
-			admin_sound.frequency = freq
-			admin_sound.wait = 1
-			admin_sound.repeat = 0
-			admin_sound.status = SOUND_STREAM
 			admin_sound.volume = vol
 			M << admin_sound