diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
index ef75f2b3b..a176c5f81 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -115,10 +115,13 @@ void S_MusicStartup(void)
 {
     initprintf("Initializing MIDI driver... ");
 
-    if (MUSIC_Init(ud.config.MusicDevice) == MUSIC_Ok || MUSIC_Init(0) == MUSIC_Ok || MUSIC_Init(1) == MUSIC_Ok)
+    if (MUSIC_Init(ud.config.MusicDevice) != MUSIC_Ok && MUSIC_Init(0) != MUSIC_Ok && MUSIC_Init(1) != MUSIC_Ok)
     {
-        MUSIC_SetVolume(mus_volume);
+        initprintf("S_MusicStartup(): failed initializing\n");
+        return;
+    }
 
+        MUSIC_SetVolume(mus_volume);
         auto const fil = kopen4load("d3dtimbr.tmb", 0);
 
         if (fil != buildvfs_kfd_invalid)
@@ -130,11 +133,6 @@ void S_MusicStartup(void)
             Xfree(tmb);
             kclose(fil);
         }
-
-        return;
-    }
-
-    initprintf("S_MusicStartup(): failed initializing\n");
 }
 
 void S_MusicShutdown(void)
diff --git a/source/sw/src/sounds.cpp b/source/sw/src/sounds.cpp
index c22406f71..7c6a5a509 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -1133,17 +1133,16 @@ SoundStartup(void)
 
 
     status = FX_Init(NumVoices, NumChannels, MixRate, initdata);
-    if (status == FX_Ok)
-    {
-        FxInitialized = TRUE;
-		snd_fxvolume.Callback();
-		snd_reversestereo.Callback();
-    }
     if (status != FX_Ok)
     {
         buildprintf("Sound error: %s\n",FX_ErrorString(FX_Error));
+        return;
     }
 
+        FxInitialized = TRUE;
+		snd_fxvolume.Callback();
+		snd_reversestereo.Callback();
+
     FX_SetCallBack(SoundCallBack);
 }
 
@@ -1201,17 +1200,16 @@ void MusicStartup(void)
 
     buildprintf("Initializing MIDI driver... ");
 
-    if (MUSIC_Init(MusicDevice) == MUSIC_Ok || MUSIC_Init(0) == MUSIC_Ok || MUSIC_Init(1) == MUSIC_Ok)
+    if (MUSIC_Init(MusicDevice) != MUSIC_Ok && MUSIC_Init(0) != MUSIC_Ok && MUSIC_Init(1) != MUSIC_Ok)
     {
-        MusicInitialized = TRUE;
-        MUSIC_SetVolume(mus_volume);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        buildprintf("Music error: %s\n",MUSIC_ErrorString(MUSIC_ErrorCode));
+        buildprintf("Music error: %s\n",MUSIC_ErrorString(MUSIC_Error));
         mus_enabled = FALSE;
+        return;
     }
 
+    MusicInitialized = TRUE;
+    MUSIC_SetVolume(gs.MusicVolume);
+
 #if 0
     if (MusicInitialized)
         loadtmb();
@@ -1241,7 +1239,7 @@ MusicShutdown(void)
     status = MUSIC_Shutdown();
     if (status != MUSIC_Ok)
     {
-        buildprintf("Music error: %s\n",MUSIC_ErrorString(MUSIC_ErrorCode));
+        buildprintf("Music error: %s\n",MUSIC_ErrorString(MUSIC_Error));
     }
 }