diff --git a/VoidLink/Stream/Connection.m b/VoidLink/Stream/Connection.m
index 63978fcd..5720b46d 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Stream/Connection.m
+++ b/VoidLink/Stream/Connection.m
@@ -402,14 +402,42 @@ void AudioEngineInit(int sampleRate, int channelCount) {
 
 + (void)resetSysAudioPlayback {
     audioSessionInterrupted = true;
-    [audioPlayerNode stop];
-    [audioEngine stop];
-    AudioEngineInit(audioConfig.sampleRate, audioConfig.channelCount);
-    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, 0.5*NSEC_PER_SEC), dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
-        audioSessionInterrupted = false;
+    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, 0),
+                   dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        @try {
+            if (audioPlayerNode) {
+                [audioPlayerNode stop];
+            }
+
+            if (audioEngine) {
+                [audioEngine stop];
+                [audioEngine reset];
+
+                if (audioPlayerNode) {
+                    [audioEngine disconnectNodeInput:audioPlayerNode];
+                    [audioEngine disconnectNodeOutput:audioPlayerNode];
+                    [audioEngine detachNode:audioPlayerNode];
+                }
+            }
+
+            audioEngine = nil;
+            audioPlayerNode = nil;
+
+            AudioEngineInit(audioConfig.sampleRate, audioConfig.channelCount);
+        }
+        @catch (NSException *exception) {
+            NSLog(@"resetSysAudioPlayback failed: %@, reason: %@",
+                  exception.name,
+                  exception.reason);
+        }
+        dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(0.5 * NSEC_PER_SEC)),
+                       dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+            audioSessionInterrupted = false;
+        });
     });
 }
 
+
 void ArDecodeAndPlaySample(char* sampleData, int sampleLength)
 {
     if(appDidEnterBackgroundWithoutPip && muteInBackground) return;