diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java
index 9b736fa7a..5124c99c2 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java
@@ -1250,6 +1250,8 @@ public class App implements ApplicationListener {
     }
 
     public static void reloadAudioProcessor(int bufferSize) {
+        printdbg("App", "Reloading audio precessor with buffer size of" + bufferSize);
+
         // copy music tracks
         var oldDynamicTracks = audioMixer.getDynamicTracks();
         var oldStaticTracks = audioMixer.getTracks();
@@ -1305,6 +1307,8 @@ public class App implements ApplicationListener {
             }
         }
 
+
+        printdbg("App", "Audio precessor reloaded with buffer size of" + bufferSize);
     }
 
 
@@ -1986,7 +1990,6 @@ public class App implements ApplicationListener {
     public static void playGUIsound(MusicContainer sound) { playGUIsound(sound, 1.0, 0.0f); }
 
     public static void playGUIsoundHigh(MusicContainer sound, double volume, float pan) {
-        // TODO when a sound is played thru this function, other sound play calls thru playGUIsound are ignored until this sound finishes playing
         var it = audioMixer.getFreeGuiTrackNoMatterWhat();
         highPrioritySoundPlaying = true;
         it.stop();
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt
index c4de7988c..73aeee29c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ class MixerTrackProcessor(bufferSize: Int, val rate: Int, val track: TerrarumAud
                     allocateStreamBuf(track)
                 }
 
-                streamBuf!!.fetchBytes()
+                if (track.currentTrack == null) throw IllegalStateException("Track ${track.name} is playing but also has null music track")
+
+                streamBuf?.fetchBytes() ?: throw NullPointerException("Null StreamBuf for ${track.name}")
             }
 
             var samplesL1: FloatArray
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt
index 7577cc467..f8d585b83 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ class MusicCache(val trackName: String) : Disposable {
     private val cache = HashMap<String, MusicContainer>()
 
     fun getOrPut(music: MusicContainer?): MusicContainer? {
-        if (music != null && music.toRAM) { // for now only the on-the-RAM tracks are getting cached
-            println("Cacheing music ${music.name} for track $trackName")
+        if (music != null && !music.toRAM)
+            return music
+        if (music != null && music.toRAM) // for now only the on-the-RAM tracks are getting cached
             return cache.getOrPut(music.name) { music.makeCopy() }
-        }
-        else return null
+        return null
     }
 
     override fun dispose() {
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt
index 5c680b928..f12ad4096 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt
@@ -44,12 +44,18 @@ class TerrarumAudioMixerTrack(
 
     var currentTrack: MusicContainer? = null
         set(value) {
-            field = musicCache.getOrPut(value)
+            field = if (value == null)
+                null
+            else
+                musicCache.getOrPut(value)
         }
 
     var nextTrack: MusicContainer? = null
         set(value) {
-            field = musicCache.getOrPut(value)
+            field = if (value == null)
+                null
+            else
+                musicCache.getOrPut(value)
         }
 
     var volume: TrackVolume = 1.0
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt
index 73a075d91..cf8c57fc5 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ object PickaxeCore {
     private val soundCue = MusicContainer(
         "pickaxe_sound_cue",
         ModMgr.getFile("basegame", "audio/effects/accessibility/pickaxe_valuable.ogg"),
-        toRAM = true
+        toRAM = false
     ).also {
         App.disposables.add(it)
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItem.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItem.kt
index dd1fb3a84..9c31562c8 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItem.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItem.kt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ abstract class UIItem(var parentUI: UICanvas, val initialX: Int, val initialY: I
 object UIItemAccessibilityUtil {
     // TODO have multiple bop instances (num of copies equal to guiTracks), then play the track with its index according to getFreeGuiTrack()
     fun playHapticCursorHovered() {
-        App.playGUIsound(CommonResourcePool.getAs("sound:haptic_bup"), 0.1666666)
+        App.playGUIsound(CommonResourcePool.getAs("sound:haptic_bup"), 0.3)
     }
     fun playHapticPushedDown() {
         App.playGUIsoundHigh(CommonResourcePool.getAs("sound:haptic_bip"), 0.5)