diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/buffer_al.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/buffer_al.cpp
index 63a0a19d9..b63e39fa2 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/buffer_al.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/buffer_al.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool CBufferAL::unlock(uint size)
 
 	// Error handling
 	if (alGetError() == AL_NO_ERROR)
-		_IsLoaded = true;
+		_IsLoaded = true; // ->lock() set it to false
 	
 	return _IsLoaded;
 }
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ bool CBufferAL::fill(const uint8 *src, uint size)
 	alBufferData(_BufferName, _SampleFormat, src, size, _Frequency);
 
 	// Error handling
-	if (alGetError() == AL_NO_ERROR)
-		_IsLoaded = true;
+	_IsLoaded = (alGetError() == AL_NO_ERROR);
 	
 	return _IsLoaded;
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/source_al.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/source_al.cpp
index 154bcebe1..a1b0af152 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/source_al.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/source_al.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ void CSourceAL::submitStreamingBuffer(IBuffer *buffer)
 	CBufferAL *bufferAL = static_cast<CBufferAL *>(buffer);
 	ALuint bufferName = bufferAL->bufferName();
 	nlassert(bufferName);
+	
+	if (!bufferAL->isBufferLoaded())
+	{
+		nlwarning("AL: Streaming buffer was not loaded, skipping buffer. This should not happen.");
+		return;
+	}
+	
 	alSourceQueueBuffers(_Source, 1, &bufferName);
 	alTestError();
 	_QueuedBuffers.push(bufferAL);