diff --git a/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh b/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh
index c8b7129..97bc748 100755
--- a/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh
+++ b/userspace/usr/comma/sound/sound_init.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ while [ ! -d /proc/asound/sdm845tavilsndc ] || [ "$(cat /proc/asound/card0/state
 done
 echo "sound card online"
 
+while ! /usr/comma/sound/tinymix controls | grep -q "SEC_MI2S_RX Audio Mixer MultiMedia1"; do
+  sleep 0.01
+done
+echo "tinymix controls ready"
+
 /usr/comma/sound/tinymix set "SEC_MI2S_RX Audio Mixer MultiMedia1" 1
 /usr/comma/sound/tinymix set "MultiMedia1 Mixer TERT_MI2S_TX" 1
 /usr/comma/sound/tinymix set "TERT_MI2S_TX Channels" Two