diff --git a/Resources/BuildNo.rc b/Resources/BuildNo.rc
index 9aadfcf4..a3aa93bb 100644
--- a/Resources/BuildNo.rc
+++ b/Resources/BuildNo.rc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define BUILD_NUMBER 1896 
+#define BUILD_NUMBER 1897 
diff --git a/Wrappers/dsound/IDirectSound8.cpp b/Wrappers/dsound/IDirectSound8.cpp
index d0877157..8d16fae7 100644
--- a/Wrappers/dsound/IDirectSound8.cpp
+++ b/Wrappers/dsound/IDirectSound8.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,17 @@ HRESULT m_IDirectSound8::CreateSoundBuffer(LPCDSBUFFERDESC pcDSBufferDesc, LPDIR
 		DSBufferDesc->dwFlags |= DSBCAPS_CTRLVOLUME;
 	}
 
-	HRESULT hr = ProxyInterface->CreateSoundBuffer(pcDSBufferDesc, ppDSBuffer, pUnkOuter);
+	HRESULT hr;
+
+	DWORD x = 0;
+	do {
+		hr = ProxyInterface->CreateSoundBuffer(pcDSBufferDesc, ppDSBuffer, pUnkOuter);
+
+		if (FAILED(hr))
+		{
+			Sleep(100);
+		}
+	} while (FAILED(hr) && ++x < 100);
 
 	if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && ppDSBuffer)
 	{
diff --git a/Wrappers/dsound/dsoundwrapper.cpp b/Wrappers/dsound/dsoundwrapper.cpp
index 82095be6..7685067c 100644
--- a/Wrappers/dsound/dsoundwrapper.cpp
+++ b/Wrappers/dsound/dsoundwrapper.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,17 @@ HRESULT WINAPI DirectSoundCreate8Wrapper(LPCGUID pcGuidDevice, LPDIRECTSOUND8 *p
 {
 	LOG_LIMIT(3, "Redirecting 'DirectSoundCreate8' ...");
 
-	HRESULT hr = m_pDirectSoundCreate8(pcGuidDevice, ppDS8, pUnkOuter);
+	HRESULT hr;
+
+	DWORD x = 0;
+	do {
+		hr = m_pDirectSoundCreate8(pcGuidDevice, ppDS8, pUnkOuter);
+
+		if (FAILED(hr))
+		{
+			Sleep(100);
+		}
+	} while (FAILED(hr) && ++x < 100);
 
 	if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && ppDS8)
 	{