diff --git a/source/gl_draw.c b/source/gl_draw.c
index 7768a80..6696000 100644
--- a/source/gl_draw.c
+++ b/source/gl_draw.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void Draw_Init (void)
 	int		i;
 
 	// LordHavoc: lighting mode
-	gl_lightmode = Cvar_Get("gl_lightmode", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE,
+	gl_lightmode = Cvar_Get("gl_lightmode", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE,
 			"Lighting mode (0 = GLQuake style, 1 = new style)");
 	brightness = Cvar_Get("brightness", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE,
 			"Brightness");
diff --git a/source/snd_dma.c b/source/snd_dma.c
index 42456b4..559b318 100644
--- a/source/snd_dma.c
+++ b/source/snd_dma.c
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ void S_Init (void)
 
 	S_Startup ();
 
+	if (sound_started == 0)  // sound startup failed? Bail out.
+		return;
+
 	SND_InitScaletable ();
 
 	known_sfx = Hunk_AllocName (MAX_SFX*sizeof(sfx_t), "sfx_t");