diff --git a/src/cacophony.ts b/src/cacophony.ts
index fe5d38f..9f57f82 100644
--- a/src/cacophony.ts
+++ b/src/cacophony.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export class Cacophony {
         if (type === SoundType.HTML) {
             const audio = new Audio();
             audio.src = url;
+            audio.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
             audio.preload = "auto"
-            audio.load();
             return new Sound(url, undefined, this.context, this.globalGainNode, SoundType.HTML);
         }
         return CacheManager.getAudioBuffer(url, this.context).then(buffer => new Sound(url, buffer, this.context, this.globalGainNode, type));