diff --git a/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/SignalBuilder.cs b/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/SignalBuilder.cs
index 8cc01ef2..c0fe179a 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/SignalBuilder.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/SignalBuilder.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Props
         public static List<SignalName> QMSignals { get; private set; }
         public static List<SignalName> CloakedSignals { get; private set; }
 
+        public static bool Initialized;
+
         public static void Init()
         {
             Logger.LogVerbose($"Initializing SignalBuilder");
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Props
 
             QMSignals = new List<SignalName>() { SignalName.Quantum_QM };
             CloakedSignals = new List<SignalName>();
+
+            Initialized = true;
         }
 
         public static SignalFrequency AddFrequency(string str)
diff --git a/NewHorizons/Patches/AudioSignalPatches.cs b/NewHorizons/Patches/AudioSignalPatches.cs
index 4c508b8d..753da307 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Patches/AudioSignalPatches.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Patches/AudioSignalPatches.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Patches
         [HarmonyPatch(typeof(AudioSignal), nameof(AudioSignal.UpdateSignalStrength))]
         public static bool AudioSignal_UpdateSignalStrength(AudioSignal __instance, Signalscope scope, float distToClosestScopeObstruction)
         {
+            if (!SignalBuilder.Initialized) return true;
+
             if (!SignalBuilder.CloakedSignals.Contains(__instance._name) && !SignalBuilder.QMSignals.Contains(__instance._name)) return true;
 
             __instance._canBePickedUpByScope = false;