diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c b/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c
index 569d1cf2b8..7e561b3fe0 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c
@@ -45,37 +45,6 @@
 #define AUDIO_MIXER_MAX_VOICES      8
 #define AUDIO_MIXER_TEMP_OGG_BUFFER 8192
 
-enum audio_mixer_type
-{
-   AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_NONE = 0,
-   AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_WAV,
-   AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_OGG
-};
-
-struct audio_mixer_sound
-{
-   enum audio_mixer_type type;
-   
-   union
-   {
-      struct
-      {
-         /* wav */
-         unsigned frames;
-         const float* pcm;
-      } wav;
-      
-#ifdef HAVE_STB_VORBIS
-      struct
-      {
-         /* ogg */
-         unsigned size;
-         const void* data;
-      } ogg;
-#endif
-   } types;
-};
-
 struct audio_mixer_voice
 {
    bool     repeat;
@@ -296,7 +265,7 @@ audio_mixer_sound_t* audio_mixer_load_ogg(void *buffer, int32_t size)
    
    if (!sound)
       return NULL;
-   
+
    sound->type           = AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_OGG;
    sound->types.ogg.size = size;
    sound->types.ogg.data = buffer;
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h b/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h
index afcb167b06..c9a332b7c5 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h
@@ -27,11 +27,46 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <boolean.h>
 #include <retro_common_api.h>
 
 RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+enum audio_mixer_type
+{
+   AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_NONE = 0,
+   AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_WAV,
+   AUDIO_MIXER_TYPE_OGG
+};
+
+struct audio_mixer_sound
+{
+   enum audio_mixer_type type;
+   
+   union
+   {
+      struct
+      {
+         /* wav */
+         unsigned frames;
+         const float* pcm;
+      } wav;
+      
+#ifdef HAVE_STB_VORBIS
+      struct
+      {
+         /* ogg */
+         unsigned size;
+         const void* data;
+      } ogg;
+#endif
+   } types;
+};
+
 typedef struct audio_mixer_sound audio_mixer_sound_t;
 typedef struct audio_mixer_voice audio_mixer_voice_t;
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index d3dde35c8b..a237dc08d3 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <compat/strl.h>
 #include <compat/getopt.h>
+#include <audio/audio_mixer.h>
 #include <compat/posix_string.h>
 #include <file/file_path.h>
 #include <retro_stat.h>
@@ -2261,7 +2262,11 @@ bool runloop_ctl(enum runloop_ctl_state state, void *data)
 static void runloop_upload_audio(void *task_data,
       void *user_data, const char *err)
 {
-   RARCH_LOG("GETS HERE.\n");
+   audio_mixer_sound_t *handle = (audio_mixer_sound_t*)task_data;
+
+   if (handle)
+      audio_mixer_play(handle, true, 1.0f, NULL);
+
    free(user_data);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/tasks/task_audio_mixer.c b/tasks/task_audio_mixer.c
index aae605dfa0..7c29b7791f 100644
--- a/tasks/task_audio_mixer.c
+++ b/tasks/task_audio_mixer.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 struct nbio_audio_mixer_handle
 {
+   audio_mixer_sound_t *handle;
    bool is_finished;
-   void *handle;
 };
 
 static void task_audio_mixer_cleanup(nbio_handle_t *nbio)
@@ -64,20 +64,16 @@ static int cb_nbio_audio_wav_loaded(void *data, size_t len)
    struct nbio_audio_mixer_handle *image = nbio ? 
       (struct nbio_audio_mixer_handle*)nbio->data : NULL;
    void *ptr                       = nbio_get_ptr(nbio->handle, &len);
-   audio_mixer_sound_t *audmix     = audio_mixer_load_wav(ptr, len);
 
-   if (!audmix ||
-       !audio_mixer_play(audmix, true, 0.0f, NULL)
-      )
+   image->handle                   = audio_mixer_load_wav(ptr, len);
+
+   if (!image->handle)
    {
       task_audio_mixer_cleanup(nbio);
       return -1;
    }
 
-   free(ptr);
-
    image->is_finished              = true;
-   nbio->is_finished               = true;
 
    return 0;
 }
@@ -90,18 +86,16 @@ static int cb_nbio_audio_ogg_loaded(void *data, size_t len)
       (struct nbio_audio_mixer_handle*)nbio->data : NULL;
 
    void *ptr                       = nbio_get_ptr(nbio->handle, &len);
-   audio_mixer_sound_t *audmix     = audio_mixer_load_ogg(ptr, len);
 
-   if (!audmix ||
-       !audio_mixer_play(audmix, true, 0.0f, NULL)
-      )
+   image->handle                   = audio_mixer_load_ogg(ptr, len);
+
+   if (!image->handle)
    {
       task_audio_mixer_cleanup(nbio);
       return -1;
    }
 
    image->is_finished              = true;
-   nbio->is_finished               = true;
 
    return 0;
 }
@@ -112,10 +106,22 @@ bool task_audio_mixer_load_handler(retro_task_t *task)
    nbio_handle_t            *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)task->state;
    struct nbio_audio_mixer_handle *image = (struct nbio_audio_mixer_handle*)nbio->data;
 
-   if (     nbio->is_finished
-         && (image && image->is_finished )
+   if (  
+            (image && image->is_finished )
          && (!task_get_cancelled(task)))
+   {
+      audio_mixer_sound_t *data = (audio_mixer_sound_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*data));
+
+      if (data)
+      {
+         memcpy((void*)data, &image->handle, sizeof(audio_mixer_sound_t));
+      }
+
+      task_set_data(task, data);
+
+      nbio->is_finished = true;
       return false;
+   }
 
    return true;
 }