diff --git a/beatrice/sound_manager/bot.py b/beatrice/sound_manager/bot.py
index 48cb488..7806b74 100644
--- a/beatrice/sound_manager/bot.py
+++ b/beatrice/sound_manager/bot.py
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import asyncio
 import multiprocessing.connection
+import os
 import traceback
+# We need to bootstrap this before the bot loads Nextcord
+# Some platforms (Alpine) need to provide a path because
+# find_library will fail on them (musl).
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/18380
+from nextcord import opus
+opus_path = os.getenv("OPUS_PATH", None)
+if opus_path:
+    opus.load_opus(opus_path)
+
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 from beatrice.util.background_tasks import BackgroundTasks
 try:
diff --git a/beatrice/sound_manager/source.py b/beatrice/sound_manager/source.py
index 544a8c6..ff95800 100644
--- a/beatrice/sound_manager/source.py
+++ b/beatrice/sound_manager/source.py
@@ -191,17 +191,6 @@ async def send_audio_packet(self, data: bytes, *, encode: bool = True) -> None:
 
 class AsyncEncoder(Encoder):
     def __init__(self, executor, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop):
-        # Some platforms (Alpine) need to provide a path because
-        # find_library will fail on them (musl).
-        # https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/18380
-        try:
-            _OpusStruct.get_opus_version()
-        except OpusNotLoaded as e:
-            opus_path = os.getenv("OPUS_PATH", None)
-            if opus_path:
-                opus.load_opus(opus_path)
-            else:
-                raise e
         super().__init__()
         self.executor = executor
         self.loop = loop