diff --git a/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.cpp b/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.cpp
index 8e66d6c2..680606c0 100644
--- a/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.cpp
+++ b/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ cStrDlog& cStrDlog::setRecordHandler(record_callback_t rec){
 }
 
 void cStrDlog::show(){
-	play_sound(sound);
+	if(sound > 0) play_sound(sound);
 	dlg.run();
 }
 
diff --git a/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.h b/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.h
index c6d1f609..fb4891ba 100644
--- a/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.h
+++ b/osx/dialogxml/dlogutil.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef std::function<void(cDialog&)> record_callback_t;
 class cStrDlog {
 	static std::string getFileName(short n_strs, ePicType type, bool hasTitle);
 	cDialog dlg;
-	short sound;
+	short sound = -1;
 	record_callback_t rec_f;
 	bool hasRecord;
 	const ePicType type;