diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86eb30b..5742710 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### 2.1.6 (17 Oct 2024)
+- fixed a bug that caused an error when loading a sound more than twice.
+
 ### 2.1.5 (11 Oct 2024)
 - added `readSamplesFrom*()` methods to read N audio data within a time range from a file or memory #75. Example in `example/lib/wave_data/wave_data.dart`.
 
diff --git a/example/tests/tests.dart b/example/tests/tests.dart
index ce82b03..7eab54c 100644
--- a/example/tests/tests.dart
+++ b/example/tests/tests.dart
@@ -868,6 +868,11 @@ Future<StringBuffer> testAsyncMultiLoad() async {
   ];
 
   await Future.wait(sounds);
+  // loading the same asset many times should not throw and just
+  // display a warning.
+  await SoLoud.instance.loadAsset('assets/audio/tic-1.wav');
+  await SoLoud.instance.loadAsset('assets/audio/tic-1.wav');
+  await SoLoud.instance.loadAsset('assets/audio/tic-1.wav');
 
   deinit();
   return strBuf;
diff --git a/lib/src/soloud.dart b/lib/src/soloud.dart
index 60b19a1..b6a5d5c 100644
--- a/lib/src/soloud.dart
+++ b/lib/src/soloud.dart
@@ -437,35 +437,30 @@ interface class SoLoud {
           final completeFileName = result['completeFileName'] as String;
           final hash = result['hash'] as int;
 
+          final newSound = AudioSource(SoundHash(hash));
+          final alreadyLoaded = _activeSounds
+                  .where((sound) => sound.soundHash == newSound.soundHash)
+                  .length ==
+              1;
           _logPlayerError(error, from: 'loadFile() result');
           if (error == PlayerErrors.noError) {
-            final newSound = AudioSource(SoundHash(hash));
-            _activeSounds.add(newSound);
-            loadedFileCompleters[result['completeFileName']]!
-                .complete(newSound);
+            if (!alreadyLoaded) {
+              _activeSounds.add(newSound);
+            }
           } else if (error == PlayerErrors.fileAlreadyLoaded) {
-            _log.warning(() => "Sound '$completeFileName' was already loaded. "
-                'Prefer loading only once, and reusing the loaded sound '
-                'when playing.');
-            final newSound = AudioSource(SoundHash(hash));
-            final alreadyLoaded = _activeSounds
-                    .where((sound) => sound.soundHash == newSound.soundHash)
-                    .length ==
-                1;
-            assert(
-                alreadyLoaded,
-                'Sound is already loaded but missing from _activeSounds. '
-                'This is probably a bug in flutter_soloud, please file.');
-            // If we are here, the file has been already loaded but there is
-            // no corrispondence int the local list of sounds. Add it to
-            // the list safely because the cpp loadFile() compute the hash
-            // using the file name.
-            _activeSounds.add(newSound);
-            loadedFileCompleters[result['completeFileName']]
-                ?.complete(newSound);
+            // If we are here, the file has been already loaded on C++ side.
+            // Check if it is already in [_activeSounds], if not add it.
+            if (alreadyLoaded) {
+              _log.warning(() => "Sound '$completeFileName' was already "
+                  'loaded. Prefer loading only once, and reusing the loaded '
+                  'sound when playing.');
+            } else {
+              _activeSounds.add(newSound);
+            }
           } else {
             throw SoLoudCppException.fromPlayerError(error);
           }
+          loadedFileCompleters[result['completeFileName']]?.complete(newSound);
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index aff1a9e..9b58a3f 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: >-
   A low-level audio plugin for Flutter,
   mainly meant for games and immersive apps.
   Based on the SoLoud (C++) audio engine.
-version: 2.1.5
+version: 2.1.6
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/alnitak/flutter_soloud/issues
 homepage: https://github.com/alnitak/flutter_soloud
 maintainer: Marco Bavagnoli (@lildeimos)