diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index f6f2ddfce8..b76d5412b9 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -371,20 +371,22 @@ var/list/mob/living/forced_ambiance_list = new
 
 	L.lastarea = newarea
 	L.lastareachange = world.time
-	play_ambience(L)
+	play_ambience(L, initial = TRUE)
 	if(no_spoilers)
 		L.disable_spoiler_vision()
 
-/area/proc/play_ambience(var/mob/living/L)
+/area/proc/play_ambience(var/mob/living/L, initial = TRUE)
 	// Ambience goes down here -- make sure to list each area seperately for ease of adding things in later, thanks! Note: areas adjacent to each other should have the same sounds to prevent cutoff when possible.- LastyScratch
 	if(!(L && L.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/play_ambiance)))	return
 
 	// If we previously were in an area with force-played ambiance, stop it.
-	if(L in forced_ambiance_list)
+	if((L in forced_ambiance_list) && initial)
 		L << sound(null, channel = CHANNEL_AMBIENCE_FORCED)
 		forced_ambiance_list -= L
 
 	if(forced_ambience)
+		if(L in forced_ambiance_list)
+			return
 		if(forced_ambience.len)
 			forced_ambiance_list |= L
 			var/sound/chosen_ambiance = pick(forced_ambience)
diff --git a/code/modules/holodeck/HolodeckControl.dm b/code/modules/holodeck/HolodeckControl.dm
index e30a6f049c..5ba939fd8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/holodeck/HolodeckControl.dm
+++ b/code/modules/holodeck/HolodeckControl.dm
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 
 	for(var/mob/living/M in mobs_in_area(linkedholodeck))
 		if(M.mind)
-			linkedholodeck.play_ambience(M)
+			linkedholodeck.play_ambience(M, initial = TRUE)
 
 	linkedholodeck.sound_env = A.sound_env
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
index bf3d898b6c..857075fee3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	if(world.time >= (lastareachange + 30 SECONDS)) // Every 30 seconds, we're going to run a 35% chance to play ambience.
 		var/area/A = get_area(src)
 		if(A)
-			A.play_ambience(src)
+			A.play_ambience(src, initial = FALSE)
 
 /mob/living/proc/update_pulling()
 	if(pulling)