diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.cpp
index 06f683bcc..26cf1b8e9 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ SoundPlayer::SoundPlayer (QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
   mInternalPlayer->setListener(mHandlers);
 }
 
+SoundPlayer::~SoundPlayer () {
+  mForceCloseTimer->stop();
+  mInternalPlayer->close();
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void SoundPlayer::pause () {
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.hpp b/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.hpp
index afc9b24bf..18b7f15c3 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.hpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/components/sound-player/SoundPlayer.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
   Q_ENUM(PlaybackState);
 
   SoundPlayer (QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
-  ~SoundPlayer () = default;
+  ~SoundPlayer ();
 
   Q_INVOKABLE void pause ();
   Q_INVOKABLE void play ();
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Settings/SettingsAudio.qml b/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Settings/SettingsAudio.qml
index c8c7caa17..2345e1b3c 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Settings/SettingsAudio.qml
+++ b/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Settings/SettingsAudio.qml
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ TabContainer {
             selectedFile: SettingsModel.ringPath
 
             onAccepted: {
-              ringPlayer.stop()
+              var item = ringPlayer.item
+              if (item) {
+                item.stop()
+              }
+
               SettingsModel.ringPath = selectedFile
             }
 
@@ -84,27 +88,33 @@ TabContainer {
                 leftMargin: SettingsAudioStyle.ringPlayer.leftMargin
               }
 
-              enabled: ringPlayer.playbackState === SoundPlayer.PlayingState
+              enabled: {
+                var item = ringPlayer.item
+                return item && item.playbackState === SoundPlayer.PlayingState
+              }
+
               icon: 'pause'
 
               onClicked: {
+                var item = ringPlayer.item
+                if (!item) {
+                  return
+                }
+
                 if (enabled) {
-                  ringPlayer.stop()
+                  item.stop()
                 } else {
-                  ringPlayer.play()
+                  item.play()
                 }
               }
 
-              SoundPlayer {
+              Loader {
                 id: ringPlayer
 
-                source: SettingsModel.ringPath
-              }
-
-              Connections {
-                target: window
-
-                onClosing: ringPlayer.stop()
+                active: window.visible
+                sourceComponent: SoundPlayer {
+                  source: SettingsModel.ringPath
+                }
               }
             }
           }