diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-web.yml b/.github/workflows/build-web.yml
index 7e173a3..97a293c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-web.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           pub-cache-key: "flutter-pub:os:-:channel:-:version:-:arch:-:hash:" # optional, change this to force refresh cache of dart pub get dependencies
           pub-cache-path: "${{ runner.tool_cache }}/flutter/:channel:-:version:-:arch:" # optional, change this to specify the cache path
       - run: flutter --version
-      - run: make removemk
       - run: flutter pub get
       - run: make patch
 #     - run: flutter test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ee1f1b..85f1847 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,3 @@ proto:
 
 patch:
 	dart run patch_package apply
-
-removemk:
-	# so yucky...
-	sed -i -e '/media_kit/d' pubspec.yaml lib/controller/play.dart
-	sed -i -e '/MediaKit/d' pubspec.yaml lib/controller/play.dart
diff --git a/lib/controller/audio_mediakit.dart b/lib/controller/audio_mediakit.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7f2476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controller/audio_mediakit.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import 'package:just_audio_media_kit/just_audio_media_kit.dart';
+
+class AudioInitializer {
+  void audioInit() {
+    JustAudioMediaKit.ensureInitialized();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/controller/audio_none.dart b/lib/controller/audio_none.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c6f840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controller/audio_none.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class AudioInitializer {
+  void audioInit() {}
+}
diff --git a/lib/controller/audio_web.dart b/lib/controller/audio_web.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c6f840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controller/audio_web.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class AudioInitializer {
+  void audioInit() {}
+}
diff --git a/lib/controller/play.dart b/lib/controller/play.dart
index 68c25e3..ace8f15 100644
--- a/lib/controller/play.dart
+++ b/lib/controller/play.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:just_audio/just_audio.dart' as justaudio;
-import 'package:just_audio_media_kit/just_audio_media_kit.dart';
+import 'audio_none.dart'
+    if (dart.library.io) 'audio_mediakit.dart'
+    if (dart.library.html) 'audio_web.dart';
 //import 'package:audioplayers/audioplayers.dart' as auplay;
 //import 'dart:io' show Platform;
 
@@ -39,9 +41,10 @@ class AudioPlayersDriver implements AudioDriver {
 
 class JustAudioDriver implements AudioDriver {
   final player = justaudio.AudioPlayer();
+  final initializer = AudioInitializer();
 
   JustAudioDriver() {
-    JustAudioMediaKit.ensureInitialized();
+    initializer.audioInit();
   }
 
   @override