diff --git a/Descent3/init.cpp b/Descent3/init.cpp
index fcec5fce..a6090ddb 100644
--- a/Descent3/init.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/init.cpp
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ void InitD3Systems2(bool editor) {
 
   // the remaining sound system
   InitVoices();
-  InitD3Music(FindArg("-nomusic") ? false : true);
+  InitD3Music(FindArg("-nomusic")  || FindArg("-nosound") ? false : true);
   InitAmbientSoundSystem();
 
   InitGameSystems(editor);
diff --git a/editor/gameeditor.cpp b/editor/gameeditor.cpp
index efbb05ca..a4c09d24 100644
--- a/editor/gameeditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/gameeditor.cpp
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ void InitEditGameSystems() {
   ddio_MouseMode(MOUSE_EXCLUSIVE_MODE);
 
   // Sound initialization
-  InitD3Music(FindArg("-nomusic") ? false : true);
+  InitD3Music(FindArg("-nomusic") || FindArg("-nosound") ? false : true);
   Sound_system.InitSoundLib(Descent, Sound_mixer, Sound_quality, false);
 
   //	UI init.
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ void InitGameEditSystems() {
   ddio_MouseMode(MOUSE_STANDARD_MODE);
 
   // Sound initialization for editor
-  InitD3Music(FindArg("-nomusic") ? false : true);
+  InitD3Music(FindArg("-nomusic") || FindArg("-nosound") ? false : true);
   Sound_system.InitSoundLib(Descent, Sound_mixer, Sound_quality, false);
 
   NewUIClose();
diff --git a/music/sequencer.cpp b/music/sequencer.cpp
index 6a2130aa..38521f0c 100644
--- a/music/sequencer.cpp
+++ b/music/sequencer.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ next_ins:
 
       // skip instructions until error is cleared.
       if (!err) {
-        //	mprintf(0, "MUSIC: Error opening stream %s on channel %d.\n", name, m_dominant_strm);
         LOG_WARNING.printf("Error opening stream %s on channel %d.", name, m_dominant_strm);
         strm->error = true;
       }