diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/theatre-play.js b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/theatre-play.js
index 68eb14f..5a36a2e 100644
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/theatre-play.js
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/theatre-play.js
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ const TheatrePlay = function(autoInit = false) {
                     });
                 if (typeof project['audioPlayerElements'] === 'object') {
                     audio.audioPlayer.addMany(project['audioPlayerElements']);
+                    audio.audioPlayer.init();
                 }
                 if (typeof project['audioLayers'] === 'object') {
                     const audioLayerIDs = Object.keys(project['audioLayers']);