diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
index 2fa7508255..ef6dcc3965 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ class UncivGame(parameters: UncivGameParameters) : Game() {
     // This is ALWAYS called after create() on Android - google "Android life cycle"
     override fun resume() {
         super.resume()
-        musicController.resume()
         if (!isInitialized) return // The stuff from Create() is still happening, so the main screen will load eventually
+        musicController.resume()
 
         // This is also needed in resume to open links and notifications
         // correctly when the app was already running. The handling in onCreate