diff --git a/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/assets/AssetStore.kt b/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/assets/AssetStore.kt
index e3da349..a2d2f97 100644
--- a/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/assets/AssetStore.kt
+++ b/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/assets/AssetStore.kt
@@ -160,10 +160,13 @@ class AssetStore {
             }
 
             assetConfig.sounds.forEach { sound ->
-                val soundFile = resourcesVfs[assetConfig.folder + "/" + sound.value].readMusic()
-                val soundChannel = soundFile.decode().toWav().readMusic().play()  // -- convert to WAV
-//                val soundChannel = soundFile.play()
-//            val soundChannel = resourcesVfs[assetConfig.assetFolderName + "/" + sound.value].readSound().play()
+                val soundFile = resourcesVfs[assetConfig.folder + "/" + sound.value] .readSound(  //readMusic(
+                    props = AudioDecodingProps(exactTimings = true),
+                    streaming = true
+                )
+//                val soundChannel = soundFile.decode().toWav().readMusic().play()  // -- convert to WAV
+                val soundChannel = soundFile.play()
+//            val soundChannel2 = resourcesVfs[assetConfig.folder + "/" + sound.value].readSound().play()
 
                 soundChannel.pause()
                 sounds[sound.key] = Pair(type, soundChannel)
diff --git a/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/systems/SoundSystem.kt b/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/systems/SoundSystem.kt
index 04aa589..6751fc3 100644
--- a/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/systems/SoundSystem.kt
+++ b/korge-fleks/src/commonMain/kotlin/korlibs/korge/fleks/systems/SoundSystem.kt
@@ -53,15 +53,18 @@ class SoundSystem : IteratingSystem(
 
         val soundChannel = assetStore.getSound(soundComponent.name)
 
-        // Sound enabling/disabling triggered from outside
         if (soundEnabled == soundEnabledNext) {
+            // Sound enabling/disabling triggered from outside
+
             soundEnabledNext = !soundEnabled
             if (soundEnabled) {
 //                if (soundComponent.isPlaying && soundChannel.paused) soundChannel.resume()
                 if (soundComponent.isPlaying) {
 //                    soundChannel.current = 10000.milliseconds
+//                    soundChannel.reset()
+                    soundChannel.current = soundComponent.position.milliseconds
                     soundChannel.resume()
-                    println("SoundSystem: Resume sound '${soundComponent.name}'")
+                    println("SoundSystem: Resume sound '${soundComponent.name}' at position '${soundComponent.position}'")
                 }
             } else {
 //                if(!soundChannel.paused) soundChannel.pause()
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@ class SoundSystem : IteratingSystem(
             }
         }
 
-        // continuously save the play position
-        soundComponent.position = soundChannel.current.milliseconds
+        // continuously save the play position only when game is running - otherwise we overwrite the sound position
+        if (soundEnabled) soundComponent.position = soundChannel.current.milliseconds
 
 //        getOrNull(entity)?.let { channel ->
 //            sound.position = channel.current.milliseconds