diff --git a/mpd.go b/mpd.go
index 7a9e94b..4ae1806 100644
--- a/mpd.go
+++ b/mpd.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type MPD struct {
-	file *os.File
+	file int
 	f    beep.Format
 }
 
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ func init() {
 
 func NewMPD() (*MPD, error) {
 	out := new(MPD)
-
-	f, err := os.Open(config.GetString("mpd.fifo"))
+	f, err := syscall.Open(config.GetString("mpd.fifo"), syscall.O_CREAT|syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_CLOEXEC|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0644)
+	log.Println(f, err)
+	//f, err := os.Open(config.GetString("mpd.fifo"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -145,29 +146,15 @@ func (m *MPD) Err() error {
 func (m *MPD) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 	tmp := make([]byte, m.f.NumChannels+2)
 
-	status, err := app.mpd.Status()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, false
-	}
-
 	for i := range samples {
-		if status["state"] != "play" {
-			samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-			ok = true
-			continue
-		}
-		dn, err := m.file.Read(tmp)
+		dn, err := syscall.Read(m.file, tmp)
 		if dn == len(tmp) {
 			samples[i], _ = m.f.DecodeSigned(tmp)
 			ok = true
 		}
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			ok = false
-			break
-		}
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
-			ok = false
+			samples[i] = [2]float64{}
+			ok = true
 			break
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/speaker/discord.go b/speaker/discord.go
index 6a8613c..e5c5e58 100644
--- a/speaker/discord.go
+++ b/speaker/discord.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
 	"github.com/faiface/beep"
@@ -12,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"layeh.com/gopus"
 )
 
-const bufferSize = 1000
-
 var (
 	mu         sync.Mutex
 	mixer      beep.Mixer
@@ -90,14 +89,6 @@ func Clear() {
 	mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func Pause(p bool) {
-	pause = p
-}
-
-func IsPaused() bool {
-	return pause
-}
-
 func update() {
 	mu.Lock()
 	mixer.Stream(samples)
@@ -120,7 +111,13 @@ func update() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if Silence(buf) {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		return
+	}
+
 	binary.Read(bytes.NewReader(buf), binary.LittleEndian, &pcm)
+
 	opus, err := encoder.Encode(pcm, frameSize, maxBytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
@@ -130,5 +127,16 @@ func update() {
 	if !voice.Ready || voice.OpusSend == nil {
 		return
 	}
+
 	voice.OpusSend <- opus
 }
+
+func Silence(in []byte) bool {
+	for _, v := range in {
+		if v != 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}