diff --git a/load/sounds.lua b/load/sounds.lua
index 6e3e1f8..6e03b1f 100644
--- a/load/sounds.lua
+++ b/load/sounds.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sounds = {
+sound_paths = {
 	blocks = {
 		I = "res/se/piece_i.wav",
 		J = "res/se/piece_j.wav",
@@ -33,25 +33,22 @@ sounds = {
 	welcome = "res/se/welcomeToCambridge.wav",
 }
 
+sounds = {}
 -- Replace each sound effect string with its love audiosource counterpart, but only if it exists. This lets the game handle missing SFX.
-for k,v in pairs(sounds) do
+for k,v in pairs(sound_paths) do
 	if(type(v) == "table") then
 		-- list of subsounds
 		for k2,v2 in pairs(v) do
-			if(love.filesystem.getInfo(sounds[k][k2])) then
+			if(love.filesystem.getInfo(sound_paths[k][k2])) then
 				-- this file exists
-				sounds[k][k2] = love.audio.newSource(sounds[k][k2], "static")
-			else
-				sounds[k][k2] = nil
+				sounds[k] = sounds[k] or {}
+				sounds[k][k2] = love.audio.newSource(sound_paths[k][k2], "static")
 			end
 		end
 	else
-		if(love.filesystem.getInfo(sounds[k])) then
+		if(love.filesystem.getInfo(sound_paths[k])) then
 			-- this file exists
-			print("Successfully converted " .. v)
-			sounds[k] = love.audio.newSource(sounds[k], "static")
-		else
-			sounds[k] = nil
+			sounds[k] = love.audio.newSource(sound_paths[k], "static")
 		end
 	end
 end