diff --git a/libs/sysaudio/src/pipewire.zig b/libs/sysaudio/src/pipewire.zig
index 643cac4e..3ad720ce 100644
--- a/libs/sysaudio/src/pipewire.zig
+++ b/libs/sysaudio/src/pipewire.zig
@@ -303,25 +303,25 @@ pub const Player = struct {
         if (buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].data == null) return;
         defer _ = lib.pw_stream_queue_buffer(self.stream, buf);
 
+        buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.offset = 0;
+        if (self.is_paused.load(.Unordered)) {
+            buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.stride = 0;
+            buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.size = 0;
+            return;
+        }
+
         const stride = self.format.frameSize(self.channels.len);
         const n_frames = std.math.min(
             buf.*.requested,
             buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].maxsize / stride,
         );
+        buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.stride = stride;
+        buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.size = n_frames * stride;
 
         for (self.channels) |*ch, i| {
-            ch.*.ptr = @ptrCast([*]u8, buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].data.?) + self.format.frameSize(i);
-        }
-
-        buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.offset = 0;
-        if (!self.is_paused.load(.Unordered)) {
-            buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.stride = stride;
-            buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.size = n_frames * stride;
-            self.writeFn(self.user_data, n_frames);
-        } else {
-            buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.stride = 0;
-            buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].chunk.*.size = 0;
+            ch.ptr = @ptrCast([*]u8, buf.*.buffer.*.datas[0].data.?) + self.format.frameSize(i);
         }
+        self.writeFn(self.user_data, n_frames);
     }
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *Player) void {
diff --git a/libs/sysaudio/src/webaudio.zig b/libs/sysaudio/src/webaudio.zig
index 8ed4d873..26390f02 100644
--- a/libs/sysaudio/src/webaudio.zig
+++ b/libs/sysaudio/src/webaudio.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const util = @import("util.zig");
 const channel_size = 1024;
 const channel_size_bytes = channel_size * @sizeOf(f32);
 
-const dummy_playback = main.Device{
+const default_playback = main.Device{
     .id = "default-playback",
     .name = "Default Device",
     .mode = .playback,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub const Context = struct {
             freeDevice(self.allocator, d);
         self.devices_info.clear(self.allocator);
 
-        try self.devices_info.list.append(self.allocator, dummy_playback);
+        try self.devices_info.list.append(self.allocator, default_playback);
         self.devices_info.list.items[0].channels = try self.allocator.alloc(main.Channel, 2);
         self.devices_info.list.items[0].channels[0] = .{ .id = .front_left };
         self.devices_info.list.items[0].channels[1] = .{ .id = .front_right };