diff --git a/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp b/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
index f53b1362..ec85fc43 100644
--- a/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
@@ -996,12 +996,14 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 #ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
 	FILE *cacheFile = fcaseopen("audio\\sound.cache", "rb");
 	if (cacheFile) {
+		debug("Loadind audio cache (If game crashes around here, then your cache is corrupted, remove audio/sound.cache)\n");
 		fread(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
 		fclose(cacheFile);
 	} else
-#endif
 	{
-	
+		debug("Cannot load audio cache\n");
+#endif
+
 		for ( int32 i = 0; i < TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS; i++ )
 		{	
 			aStream[0] = new CStream(StreamedNameTable[i], ALStreamSources[0], ALStreamBuffers[0], IsThisTrackAt16KHz(i) ? 16000 : 32000);
@@ -1019,10 +1021,15 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 		}
 #ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
 		cacheFile = fcaseopen("audio\\sound.cache", "wb");
-		fwrite(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
-		fclose(cacheFile);
-#endif
+		if(cacheFile) {
+			debug("Saving audio cache\n");
+			fwrite(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+			fclose(cacheFile);
+		} else {
+			debug("Cannot save audio cache\n");
+		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	{
 		if ( !InitialiseSampleBanks() )