diff --git a/__pycache__/utils.cpython-310.pyc b/__pycache__/utils.cpython-310.pyc
index 89ba90e..b61fb91 100644
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diff --git a/assets/sfx/background_music.mp3 b/assets/sfx/background_music.mp3
index 9a2c92e..18c25e2 100644
Binary files a/assets/sfx/background_music.mp3 and b/assets/sfx/background_music.mp3 differ
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 2f1fe10..612ea8b 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def save_score(score: int) -> None:
         score_file.write(str(score))
 
 def start_game_sfx() -> None:
-    Popen(['paplay', './assets/sfx/start.mp3'])
+    Popen(['paplay', './assets/sfx/start.mp3']).communicate()
+    sleep(.5)
     Popen(['paplay', './assets/sfx/background_music.mp3'])
 
 def collect_sfx() -> None: