diff --git a/cmd/treatment/main.go b/cmd/treatment/main.go
index dc7fde99..6d9fbb48 100644
--- a/cmd/treatment/main.go
+++ b/cmd/treatment/main.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/iot/pi/netlogger"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/iot/pi/netsender"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/utils/logger"
+	_ "github.com/kidoman/embd/host/rpi"
 	lumberjack "gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ func main() {
 	if *filePtr == "" {
 		log.Log(logger.Fatal, "no file path provided, check usage")
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(audioCmd, *filePtr)
 
 	// The netsender client will handle communication with netreceiver and GPIO stuff.
 	log.Log(logger.Debug, "initialising netsender client")
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Start the control loop.
 	log.Log(logger.Debug, "starting control loop")
-	run(rv, ns, cmd, log, netLog)
+	run(rv, ns, filePtr, log, netLog)
 }
 
 // run starts a control loop that runs netsender, sends logs, checks for var changes, and
 // if var changes, changes current mode (paused,audio playback or soundcheck)
-func run(rv *revid.Revid, ns *netsender.Sender, cmd *exec.Cmd, l *logger.Logger, nl *netlogger.Logger) {
+func run(rv *revid.Revid, ns *netsender.Sender, file *string, l *logger.Logger, nl *netlogger.Logger) {
 	var (
 		wg        sync.WaitGroup
 		audioQuit chan struct{}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func run(rv *revid.Revid, ns *netsender.Sender, cmd *exec.Cmd, l *logger.Logger,
 				audioQuit = make(chan struct{})
 				treating = true
 				wg.Add(1)
-				go playAudio(cmd, audioQuit, &wg, l)
+				go playAudio(file, audioQuit, &wg, l)
 			}
 		case modeCheck:
 			stopAudio(&wg, &treating, audioQuit)
@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ func run(rv *revid.Revid, ns *netsender.Sender, cmd *exec.Cmd, l *logger.Logger,
 // playAudio is intended to be run as a routine. It will repeatedly play an audio file until
 // a signal is received to return. The entire audio file is played before the termination
 // signal chan is checked.
-func playAudio(cmd *exec.Cmd, quit chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup, l *logger.Logger) {
+func playAudio(file *string, quit chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup, l *logger.Logger) {
 	var numPlays int
 	for {
+		cmd := exec.Command(audioCmd, *file)
 		// We'd like to see what the playback software is outputting, so pipe
 		// stdout and stderr.
 		outPipe, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
@@ -285,6 +286,9 @@ func playAudio(cmd *exec.Cmd, quit chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup, l *logger.
 // stopAudio signals to the playAudio routine to terminate and then waits for it to
 // do so.
 func stopAudio(wg *sync.WaitGroup, treating *bool, signal chan struct{}) {
+	if !*treating {
+		return
+	}
 	close(signal)
 	wg.Wait()
 	*treating = false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d22f89b..83dffefb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-audio/wav v0.0.0-20181013172942-de841e69b884
 	github.com/go-delve/delve v1.5.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.1
+	github.com/kidoman/embd v0.0.0-20170508013040-d3d8c0c5c68d
 	github.com/mewkiz/flac v1.0.5
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/yobert/alsa v0.0.0-20180630182551-d38d89fa843e