diff --git a/packages/loader/src/AudioLoader.ts b/packages/loader/src/AudioLoader.ts
index d50b7df2cf..24c2b788c9 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/AudioLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/AudioLoader.ts
@@ -19,27 +19,32 @@ class AudioLoader extends Loader<AudioClip> {
         type: "arraybuffer"
       };
 
-      // @ts-ignore
-      resourceManager._request<ArrayBuffer>(url, requestConfig).then((arrayBuffer) => {
-        const audioClip = new AudioClip(resourceManager.engine);
+      resourceManager
         // @ts-ignore
-        AudioManager.getContext()
-          .decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer)
-          .then((result: AudioBuffer) => {
-            // @ts-ignore
-            audioClip._setAudioSource(result);
+        ._request<ArrayBuffer>(url, requestConfig)
+        .then((arrayBuffer) => {
+          const audioClip = new AudioClip(resourceManager.engine);
+          // @ts-ignore
+          AudioManager.getContext()
+            .decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer)
+            .then((result: AudioBuffer) => {
+              // @ts-ignore
+              audioClip._setAudioSource(result);
 
-            if (url.indexOf("data:") !== 0) {
-              const index = url.lastIndexOf("/");
-              audioClip.name = url.substring(index + 1);
-            }
+              if (url.indexOf("data:") !== 0) {
+                const index = url.lastIndexOf("/");
+                audioClip.name = url.substring(index + 1);
+              }
 
-            resolve(audioClip);
-          })
-          .catch((e) => {
-            reject(e);
-          });
-      });
+              resolve(audioClip);
+            })
+            .catch((e) => {
+              reject(e);
+            });
+        })
+        .catch((e) => {
+          reject(e);
+        });
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/core/audio/AudioSource.test.ts b/tests/src/core/audio/AudioSource.test.ts
index 49e12dd3fd..875c8035d1 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/audio/AudioSource.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/core/audio/AudioSource.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe("AudioSource", () => {
     audioSource.stop();
     audioSource.play();
 
+    // @ts-ignore
     if (AudioManager.isAudioContextRunning()) {
       expect(audioSource.isPlaying).to.be.true;
     } else {
@@ -70,4 +71,19 @@ describe("AudioSource", () => {
     expect(cloneAudioSource.loop).to.be.equal(audioSource.loop);
     expect(cloneAudioSource.mute).to.be.equal(audioSource.mute);
   });
+
+  it("load error - network request fails with 404", async () => {
+    let errorCaught = false;
+    try {
+      await engine.resourceManager.load<AudioClip>({
+        url: "invalid_url",
+        type: AssetType.Audio
+      });
+      expect.fail("Should throw error for 404");
+    } catch (error) {
+      errorCaught = true;
+      expect(error).to.exist;
+    }
+    expect(errorCaught).to.be.true;
+  });
 });