diff --git a/classes/Api.js b/classes/Api.js
index 3fe4488..df704b4 100644
--- a/classes/Api.js
+++ b/classes/Api.js
@@ -40,17 +40,19 @@ class Api {
             }
             global.audioserver = new AudioServer('/home/velvettear/mounts/kingston/public/test.pcm');
         });
+        this.#registerEndpoint(constants.API_RESUME, constants.REQUEST_METHOD_POST, async () => {
+            if (global.audioserver === undefined) {
+                return;
+            }
+            await global.audioserver.destroy();
+            global.audioserver = new AudioServer('/home/velvettear/mounts/kingston/public/test.pcm', global.audioserver.progress);
+        });
         this.#registerEndpoint(constants.API_PAUSE, constants.REQUEST_METHOD_POST, async () => {
             if (global.audioserver === undefined) {
                 return;
             }
             global.audioserver.pausePlayback();
         });
-        this.#registerEndpoint(constants.API_RESUME, constants.REQUEST_METHOD_POST, async () => {
-            if (global.audioserver === undefined) {
-                return;
-            }
-        });
         this.#registerEndpoint(constants.API_STOP, constants.REQUEST_METHOD_POST, async () => {
             if (global.audioserver === undefined) {
                 return;
diff --git a/classes/AudioServer.js b/classes/AudioServer.js
index 7b0eae4..b710b27 100644
--- a/classes/AudioServer.js
+++ b/classes/AudioServer.js
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
-const sleep = require('../libs/util.js').sleep;
-
 const net = require('net');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const stat = require('fs/promises').stat;
+const { stat, open } = require('fs/promises');
 
 const Message = require('./Message.js');
+const constants = require('../libs/constants.js');
 
 class AudioServer {
 
-    constructor(file) {
+    constructor(file, progress) {
         this.listen = config?.server?.listen || '0.0.0.0';
         this.port = 0;
         this.buffer = {
-            file: file,
-            stream: fs.createReadStream(file)
+            file: file
         };
         this.clients = [];
         this.sockets = [];
         this.broadcasts = {};
-        this.progress = 0;
+        this.progress = progress || 0;
         this.server = net.createServer();
         this.#prepare();
     }
@@ -41,17 +38,35 @@ class AudioServer {
             });
             this.server.on('error', (err) => {
                 logger.error('ERROR IN AUDIOSERVER ' + err);
-                reject('an error occured preparing the audio server for file \'' + this.file + '\' > ' + err);
+                reject('audio server encountered an error: ' + err);
+            });
+            this.server.on('close', () => {
+                logger.info('audio server closed');
             });
         });
+        await this.#prepareBuffer();
+        this.#announceAudioServer();
+    }
+
+    async #prepareBuffer() {
+        if (this.buffer.fd !== undefined) {
+            this.buffer.fd.close();
+        }
+        if (this.buffer.stream?.destroyed === false) {
+            this.buffer.stream.close();
+            this.buffer.stream.destroy();
+        }
+        this.buffer.fd = await open(this.buffer.file);
+        this.buffer.stream = this.buffer.fd.createReadStream({
+            start: this.progress
+        });
         const stats = await stat(this.buffer.file);
-        this.buffer.size = stats.size;
+        this.buffer.size = stats.size - this.progress;
         let percentage = 30;
         if (!(isNaN(config.audio?.threshold))) {
             percentage = config.audio.threshold;
         }
         this.buffer.threshold = (this.buffer.size / 100) * percentage;
-        this.#announceAudioServer();
     }
 
     #handleEvents() {
@@ -145,6 +160,9 @@ class AudioServer {
         if (client === undefined) {
             return;
         }
+        if (this.progress < data?.progress) {
+            this.progress = data.progress;
+        }
         switch (client.state) {
             case constants.CLIENT_STATE_REGISTERED:
                 return this.#handleStateRegistered(client);
@@ -174,7 +192,7 @@ class AudioServer {
         if (!this.#allClientsInState(constants.CLIENT_STATE_READY)) {
             return;
         }
-        this.#startPlayback();
+        this.startPlayback();
     }
 
     async #handleStatePlaying(client) {
@@ -196,6 +214,10 @@ class AudioServer {
 
     async #handleStateStopped(client, data) {
         logger.debug(client.getTag() + ' stopped playback, progress: ' + data.progress + '/' + this.buffer.size + '...');
+        if (!this.#allClientsInState(constants.CLIENT_STATE_STOPPED)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.destroy();
     }
 
     async #handleStateError(client, data) {
@@ -232,7 +254,7 @@ class AudioServer {
         logger.debug('sent broadcast for audio server to client(s) \'' + this.broadcasts[constants.CLIENT_STATE_REGISTERED] + '\'...');
     }
 
-    async #startPlayback() {
+    async startPlayback() {
         this.broadcasts[constants.CLIENT_STATE_PLAYING] = await new Message('audio:play').broadcast();
         logger.debug('sent broadcast to start playback to client(s) \'' + this.broadcasts[constants.CLIENT_STATE_PLAYING] + '\'...');
     }
@@ -242,7 +264,7 @@ class AudioServer {
         logger.debug('sent broadcast to pause playback to client(s) \'' + this.broadcasts[constants.CLIENT_STATE_PAUSED] + '\'...');
     }
 
-    async stopPlayback() { 
+    async stopPlayback() {
         this.broadcasts[constants.CLIENT_STATE_STOPPED] = await new Message('audio:stop').broadcast();
         logger.debug('sent broadcast to stop playback to client(s) \'' + this.broadcasts[constants.CLIENT_STATE_STOPPED] + '\'...');
     }
@@ -289,16 +311,22 @@ class AudioServer {
             }
             audiosocket.destroy();
         }
+        this.buffer.fd.close();
+        this.buffer.stream.close();
+        this.buffer.stream.destroy();
+        if (this.server?.listening !== true) {
+            return;
+        }
         await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            this.server.close((err) => {
-                if (err !== undefined) {
-                    logger.error('ERROR CLOSING AUDIOSERVER ' + err);
-                    reject(err);
+            this.server.close((error) => {
+                if (error !== undefined) {
+                    logger.error('an error occured closing the audio server: ' + error);
+                    // TODO: reject and try/catch later?
+                    // reject(error);
                 }
                 resolve();
             });
         });
-
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/libs/constants.js b/libs/constants.js
index fbcc265..f95c3eb 100644
--- a/libs/constants.js
+++ b/libs/constants.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
     CLIENT_STATE_READY: 'ready',
     CLIENT_STATE_PLAYING: 'playing',
     CLIENT_STATE_PAUSED: 'paused',
+    CLIENT_STATE_RESUMING: 'resuming',
     CLIENT_STATE_STOPPED: 'stopped',
     CLIENT_STATE_ERROR: 'error',