diff --git a/control/GameStateManager.java b/control/GameStateManager.java
index 740cd31..5a3e802 100644
--- a/control/GameStateManager.java
+++ b/control/GameStateManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ public class GameStateManager {
 	
 	public void setState(State st)
 	{
+		if (st.ordinal() > 0)
+			currentState.stopAudio();
+
 		currentState = gamestates.get(st.ordinal());
+
 		init();
 	}
 
diff --git a/model/gameState/GameState.java b/model/gameState/GameState.java
index ac8f7b0..402dfe2 100644
--- a/model/gameState/GameState.java
+++ b/model/gameState/GameState.java
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ public abstract class GameState  {
 	public abstract void buttonPressed(ButtonEvent e);	
 	public abstract void buttonReleased(ButtonEvent e);	
 	public abstract void onJoystickMoved(JoystickEvent e);
+
+	public void stopAudio() { 	sh.close();   }
 }