diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua
index 9e59bbc774..746cf6f733 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 				-- Look towards the End island
 				if obj:is_player() and dim ~= "end" then
 					obj:set_look_horizontal(math.pi/2)
+					minetest.sound_play("mcl_portals_teleport", {pos=target, gain=0.5, max_hear_distance = 16})
 				end
-				minetest.sound_play("mcl_portals_teleport", {pos=target, gain=0.5, max_hear_distance = 16})
 			end
 		end
 	end,
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua
index f469642c02..74f089ac92 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua
@@ -434,7 +434,9 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 
 						-- Teleport
 						obj:setpos(target)
-						minetest.sound_play("mcl_portals_teleport", {pos=target, gain=0.5, max_hear_distance = 16})
+						if obj:is_player() then
+							minetest.sound_play("mcl_portals_teleport", {pos=target, gain=0.5, max_hear_distance = 16})
+						end
 
 						-- Enable teleportation cooloff for 4 seconds, to prevent back-and-forth teleportation
 						portal_cooloff[obj] = true