diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
index 09a152a3..dc3cbc91 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
@@ -178,8 +178,4 @@ void LatteRenderTarget_updateViewport();
 void Latte_Start();
 void Latte_Stop();
 bool Latte_GetStopSignal(); // returns true if stop was requested or if in stopped state
-void LatteThread_Exit();
-
-void LatteThread_InitBootSound();
-void LatteThread_StreamBootSound();
-void LatteThread_ShutdownBootSound();
+void LatteThread_Exit();
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diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShader.h b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShader.h
index f8dc6d1a..5e4fca03 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShader.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShader.h
@@ -126,4 +126,8 @@ void LatteShaderCache_writeSeparableGeometryShader(uint64 shaderBaseHash, uint64
 void LatteShaderCache_writeSeparablePixelShader(uint64 shaderBaseHash, uint64 shaderAuxHash, uint8* pixelShader, uint32 pixelShaderSize, uint32* contextRegisters, bool usesGeometryShader);
 
 // todo - refactor this
-sint32 LatteDecompiler_getTextureSamplerBaseIndex(LatteConst::ShaderType shaderType);
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+sint32 LatteDecompiler_getTextureSamplerBaseIndex(LatteConst::ShaderType shaderType);
+
+void LatteShaderCache_InitBootSound();
+void LatteShaderCache_StreamBootSound();
+void LatteShaderCache_ShutdownBootSound();
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diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShaderCache.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShaderCache.cpp
index 827c7da9..a113d5f8 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShaderCache.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteShaderCache.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ void LatteShaderCache_Load()
 	loadBackgroundTexture(true, g_shaderCacheLoaderState.textureTVId);
 	loadBackgroundTexture(false, g_shaderCacheLoaderState.textureDRCId);
 
+	// initialise resources for playing bootup sound
+	if(GetConfig().play_boot_sound)
+		LatteShaderCache_InitBootSound();
+
 	sint32 numLoadedShaders = 0;
 	uint32 loadIndex = 0;
 
@@ -367,6 +371,9 @@ void LatteShaderCache_Load()
 		g_renderer->DeleteTexture(g_shaderCacheLoaderState.textureTVId);
 	if (g_shaderCacheLoaderState.textureDRCId)
 		g_renderer->DeleteTexture(g_shaderCacheLoaderState.textureDRCId);
+
+	// free resources for playing boot sound
+	LatteShaderCache_ShutdownBootSound();
 }
 
 void LatteShaderCache_ShowProgress(const std::function <bool(void)>& loadUpdateFunc, bool isPipelines)
@@ -497,7 +504,7 @@ void LatteShaderCache_ShowProgress(const std::function <bool(void)>& loadUpdateF
 
 		// finish frame
 		g_renderer->SwapBuffers(true, true);
-		LatteThread_StreamBootSound();
+		LatteShaderCache_StreamBootSound();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -809,3 +816,48 @@ void LatteShaderCache_handleDeprecatedCacheFiles(fs::path pathGeneric, fs::path
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+AudioAPIPtr g_BootSndAudioDev = nullptr;
+std::unique_ptr<BootSoundReader> g_BootSndFileReader;
+FSCVirtualFile* g_bootSndFileHandle = 0;
+
+void LatteShaderCache_InitBootSound()
+{
+	const sint32 samplesPerBlock = 4800;
+	const sint32 audioBlockSize = samplesPerBlock * 2 * 2;
+	try
+	{
+		g_BootSndAudioDev = IAudioAPI::CreateDeviceFromConfig(true, 48000, 2, samplesPerBlock, 16);
+	}
+	catch (const std::runtime_error& ex)
+	{
+		cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "Failed to initialise audio device for bootup sound");
+		return;
+	}
+	g_BootSndAudioDev->Play();
+
+	std::string sndPath = fmt::format("{}/meta/{}", CafeSystem::GetMlcStoragePath(CafeSystem::GetForegroundTitleId()), "bootSound.btsnd");
+	sint32 fscStatus = FSC_STATUS_UNDEFINED;
+	g_bootSndFileHandle = fsc_open(sndPath.c_str(), FSC_ACCESS_FLAG::OPEN_FILE | FSC_ACCESS_FLAG::READ_PERMISSION, &fscStatus);
+	if(!g_bootSndFileHandle)
+		return;
+
+	g_BootSndFileReader = std::make_unique<BootSoundReader>(g_bootSndFileHandle, audioBlockSize);
+}
+
+void LatteShaderCache_StreamBootSound()
+{
+	if(g_BootSndAudioDev && g_bootSndFileHandle && g_BootSndFileReader)
+	{
+		if (g_BootSndAudioDev->NeedAdditionalBlocks())
+			g_BootSndAudioDev->FeedBlock(g_BootSndFileReader->getSamples());
+	}
+}
+
+void LatteShaderCache_ShutdownBootSound()
+{
+	g_BootSndFileReader.reset();
+	if(g_bootSndFileHandle)
+		fsc_close(g_bootSndFileHandle);
+	g_BootSndAudioDev.reset();
+}
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteThread.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteThread.cpp
index 9e79addc..60b32ec4 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteThread.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteThread.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #include "util/helpers/helpers.h"
 
 #include <imgui.h>
-#include <audio/IAudioAPI.h>
-#include <Filesystem/fsc.h>
-#include <util/bootSound/BootSoundReader.h>
 #include "config/ActiveSettings.h"
 
 #include "Cafe/CafeSystem.h"
@@ -184,17 +181,8 @@ int Latte_ThreadEntry()
 
 	// before doing anything with game specific shaders, we need to wait for graphic packs to finish loading
 	GraphicPack2::WaitUntilReady();
-
-	// initialise resources for playing bootup sound
-	if(GetConfig().play_boot_sound)
-		LatteThread_InitBootSound();
-
 	// load disk shader cache
     LatteShaderCache_Load();
-
-	// free resources for playing boot sound
-	LatteThread_ShutdownBootSound();
-
 	// init registers
 	Latte_LoadInitialRegisters();
 	// let CPU thread know the GPU is done initializing
@@ -274,48 +262,3 @@ void LatteThread_Exit()
 	#endif
 	cemu_assert_unimplemented();
 }
-
-AudioAPIPtr g_BootSndAudioDev = nullptr;
-std::unique_ptr<BootSoundReader> g_BootSndFileReader;
-FSCVirtualFile* g_bootSndFileHandle = 0;
-
-void LatteThread_InitBootSound()
-{
-	const sint32 samplesPerBlock = 4800;
-	const sint32 audioBlockSize = samplesPerBlock * 2 * 2;
-	try
-	{
-		g_BootSndAudioDev = IAudioAPI::CreateDeviceFromConfig(true, 48000, 2, samplesPerBlock, 16);
-	}
-	catch (const std::runtime_error& ex)
-	{
-		cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "Failed to initialise audio device for bootup sound");
-		return;
-	}
-	g_BootSndAudioDev->Play();
-
-	std::string sndPath = fmt::format("{}/meta/{}", CafeSystem::GetMlcStoragePath(CafeSystem::GetForegroundTitleId()), "bootSound.btsnd");
-	sint32 fscStatus = FSC_STATUS_UNDEFINED;
-	g_bootSndFileHandle = fsc_open(sndPath.c_str(), FSC_ACCESS_FLAG::OPEN_FILE | FSC_ACCESS_FLAG::READ_PERMISSION, &fscStatus);
-	if(!g_bootSndFileHandle)
-		return;
-
-	g_BootSndFileReader = std::make_unique<BootSoundReader>(g_bootSndFileHandle, audioBlockSize);
-}
-
-void LatteThread_StreamBootSound()
-{
-	if(g_BootSndAudioDev && g_bootSndFileHandle && g_BootSndFileReader)
-	{
-		if (g_BootSndAudioDev->NeedAdditionalBlocks())
-			g_BootSndAudioDev->FeedBlock(g_BootSndFileReader->getSamples());
-	}
-}
-
-void LatteThread_ShutdownBootSound()
-{
-	g_BootSndFileReader.reset();
-	if(g_bootSndFileHandle)
-		fsc_close(g_bootSndFileHandle);
-	g_BootSndAudioDev.reset();
-}
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