diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs
index 0cadd71142..c72ed35f0c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.AudioLoaders
 		bool IsAud(Stream s)
 		{
 			var start = s.Position;
-			s.Position += 10;
-			var readFlag = s.ReadByte();
+			s.Position += 11;
 			var readFormat = s.ReadByte();
 			s.Position = start;
 
-			if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(SoundFlags), readFlag))
-				return false;
-
 			return Enum.IsDefined(typeof(SoundFormat), readFormat);
 		}
 
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.AudioLoaders
 	public sealed class AudFormat : ISoundFormat
 	{
 		public int Channels { get { return 1; } }
-		public int SampleBits { get { return 16; } }
+		public int SampleBits { get { return sampleBits; } }
 		public int SampleRate { get { return sampleRate; } }
 		public float LengthInSeconds { get { return AudReader.SoundLength(sourceStream); } }
 		public Stream GetPCMInputStream() { return audStreamFactory(); }
@@ -62,13 +58,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.AudioLoaders
 
 		readonly Stream sourceStream;
 		readonly Func<Stream> audStreamFactory;
+		readonly int sampleBits;
 		readonly int sampleRate;
 
 		public AudFormat(Stream stream)
 		{
 			sourceStream = stream;
 
-			if (!AudReader.LoadSound(stream, out audStreamFactory, out sampleRate))
+			if (!AudReader.LoadSound(stream, out audStreamFactory, out sampleRate, out sampleBits))
 				throw new InvalidDataException();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs
index dd6ab438a6..467defdc36 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.FileFormats
 			return (float)samples / sampleRate;
 		}
 
-		public static bool LoadSound(Stream s, out Func<Stream> result, out int sampleRate)
+		public static bool LoadSound(Stream s, out Func<Stream> result, out int sampleRate, out int sampleBits)
 		{
 			result = null;
 			var startPosition = s.Position;
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.FileFormats
 				sampleRate = s.ReadUInt16();
 				var dataSize = s.ReadInt32();
 				var outputSize = s.ReadInt32();
-
 				var readFlag = s.ReadByte();
-				if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(SoundFlags), readFlag))
-					return false;
+				sampleBits = (readFlag & (int)SoundFlags._16Bit) == 0 ? 8 : 16;
 
 				var readFormat = s.ReadByte();
 				if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(SoundFormat), readFormat))