diff --git a/libao/libao.rkt b/libao/libao.rkt
index f276a8b..2925a3a 100644
--- a/libao/libao.rkt
+++ b/libao/libao.rkt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       )))
               
 (define (ao-close handle)
-  (displayln handle)
+  (displayln handle)(sleep 1.0)
   (if (number? handle)
       (let ((ao-device (hash-ref devices handle #f)))
         (unless (eq? ao-device #f)
@@ -108,14 +108,19 @@
               (printf "Unexpected: cannot close ao-device"))))
         'internally-closed)
       (let ((handle-num (ao-handle-handle-num handle)))
+        (displayln (ao-handle-closed handle))(sleep 1.0)
         (unless (ao-handle-closed handle)
           (set-ao-handle-closed! handle #t)
+          (displayln "clear-async")(sleep 1.0)
           (ao_clear_async (ao-handle-async-player handle))
+          (displayln "stop-async")(sleep 1.0)
           (ao_stop_async (ao-handle-async-player handle))
+          (displayln "closing")(sleep 1.0)
           (let ((ao-device (hash-ref devices handle-num #f)))
             (if (eq? ao-device #f)
                 'error-ao-device-non-existent
                 (let ((r (ao_close ao-device)))
+                  (displayln "closed")(sleep 1.0)
                   (hash-remove! devices handle-num)
                   (if (= r 0)
                       'error-closing-ao-device