diff --git a/include/aoapplication.h b/include/aoapplication.h
index d9e84fa..471fc46 100644
--- a/include/aoapplication.h
+++ b/include/aoapplication.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public:
   QString get_emote_blip(QString p_char, int p_emote);
 
   // Returns if the sfx is defined as looping in char.ini
-  QString get_sfx_looping(QString p_char, QString p_sfx);
+  QString get_sfx_looping(QString p_char, int p_emote);
 
   // Returns if an emote has a frame specific SFX for it
   QString get_sfx_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame);
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index 9261de3..63d7f5e 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ void Courtroom::on_chat_return_pressed()
   // emote uses it.
   if (ao_app->looping_sfx_support_enabled) {
     packet_contents.append(
-        "0"); // ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, current_emote));
+        ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, current_emote));
     packet_contents.append(QString::number(screenshake_state));
 
     QString pre_emote = ao_app->get_pre_emote(current_char, current_emote);
@@ -2124,10 +2124,10 @@ void Courtroom::do_effect(QString fx_name, QString fx_sound, QString p_char,
 void Courtroom::play_char_sfx(QString sfx_name)
 {
   sfx_player->play(sfx_name);
-  if (ao_app->get_looping_sfx())
-    sfx_player->set_looping(
-        ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, QString::number(current_emote)) !=
-        "0");
+  //  sfx_player->set_looping(false);
+  //  if (ao_app->get_looping_sfx())
+  //    sfx_player->set_looping(
+  //        ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, current_emote) == "1");
 }
 
 void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage_3()
@@ -2877,8 +2877,8 @@ void Courtroom::play_sfx()
 
   sfx_player->play(sfx_name);
   if (ao_app->get_looping_sfx())
-    sfx_player->set_looping(ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, sfx_name) !=
-                            "0");
+    sfx_player->set_looping(
+        ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, current_emote) == "1");
 }
 
 void Courtroom::set_scene(QString f_desk_mod, QString f_side)
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index 615a6a1..1689cd3 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ QString AOApplication::get_static_image_suffix(QString path_to_check)
 }
 
 // returns whatever is to the right of "search_line =" within target_tag and
-// terminator_tag, trimmed returns the empty string if the search line couldnt be
-// found
+// terminator_tag, trimmed returns the empty string if the search line couldnt
+// be found
 QString AOApplication::read_char_ini(QString p_char, QString p_search_line,
                                      QString target_tag)
 {
@@ -805,13 +805,16 @@ int AOApplication::get_sfx_delay(QString p_char, int p_emote)
   return f_result.toInt();
 }
 
-QString AOApplication::get_sfx_looping(QString p_char, QString p_sfx)
+QString AOApplication::get_sfx_looping(QString p_char, int p_emote)
 {
-  QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, p_sfx, "SoundL");
+  QString f_result =
+      read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(p_emote + 1), "SoundL");
 
+  qDebug() << f_result;
   if (f_result == "")
     return "0";
-  return f_result;
+  else
+    return f_result;
 }
 
 QString AOApplication::get_sfx_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote,