diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index e8fd96e14..cfc84ce00 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ void audio::initialize(
             audio::get_channel(channel.name)->setVolume(value * value);
         }, true));
     }
+    objects_keeper.keepAlive(settings.acousticEffects.observe([=](auto value) {
+        if (value) return;
+        backend->setAcoustics(audio::Acoustics {});
+    }, true));
 
     if (inputEnabled) {
         ::input_device = backend->openInputDevice("", 44100, 1, 16);