diff --git a/client/player/coreaudio_player.cpp b/client/player/coreaudio_player.cpp
index bf521265..9be159d6 100644
--- a/client/player/coreaudio_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/coreaudio_player.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void CoreAudioPlayer::playerCallback(AudioQueueRef queue, AudioQueueBufferRef bu
     /// TODO: sometimes this bufferedMS or AudioTimeStamp wraps around 1s (i.e. we're 1s out of sync (behind)) and recovers later on
     chronos::usec delay(bufferedMs * 1000);
     char* buffer = (char*)bufferRef->mAudioData;
-    if (!pubStream_->getPlayerChunk(buffer, delay, frames_))
+    if (!pubStream_->getPlayerChunkOrSilence(buffer, delay, frames_))
     {
         if (chronos::getTickCount() - lastChunkTick > 5000)
         {
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ void CoreAudioPlayer::playerCallback(AudioQueueRef queue, AudioQueueBufferRef bu
             return;
         }
         // LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Failed to get chunk. Playing silence.\n";
-        memset(buffer, 0, buff_size_);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/client/player/file_player.cpp b/client/player/file_player.cpp
index b2d11830..7d944156 100644
--- a/client/player/file_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/file_player.cpp
@@ -85,20 +85,21 @@ void FilePlayer::requestAudio()
     if (buffer_.size() < needed)
         buffer_.resize(needed);
 
-    if (!stream_->getPlayerChunk(buffer_.data(), 10ms, numFrames))
+    if (!stream_->getPlayerChunkOrSilence(buffer_.data(), 10ms, numFrames))
     {
         // LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Failed to get chunk. Playing silence.\n";
-        memset(buffer_.data(), 0, needed);
     }
     else
     {
         adjustVolume(static_cast<char*>(buffer_.data()), numFrames);
     }
+
     if (file_)
     {
         fwrite(buffer_.data(), 1, needed, file_.get());
         fflush(file_.get());
     }
+
     loop();
 }
 
diff --git a/client/player/oboe_player.cpp b/client/player/oboe_player.cpp
index 6f9ec348..dff57d1d 100644
--- a/client/player/oboe_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/oboe_player.cpp
@@ -152,10 +152,9 @@ oboe::DataCallbackResult OboePlayer::onAudioReady(oboe::AudioStream* /*oboeStrea
     // LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "getCurrentOutputLatencyMillis: " << output_latency << ", frames: " << numFrames << "\n";
     chronos::usec delay(static_cast<int>(output_latency * 1000.));
 
-    if (!stream_->getPlayerChunk(audioData, delay, numFrames))
+    if (!stream_->getPlayerChunkOrSilence(audioData, delay, numFrames))
     {
         // LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Failed to get chunk. Playing silence.\n";
-        memset(audioData, 0, numFrames * stream_->getFormat().frameSize());
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/client/player/opensl_player.cpp b/client/player/opensl_player.cpp
index 833c8565..cb1ac57b 100644
--- a/client/player/opensl_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/opensl_player.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ void OpenslPlayer::playerCallback(SLAndroidSimpleBufferQueueItf bq)
         return;
 
     chronos::usec delay(ms_ * 1000);
-    if (!pubStream_->getPlayerChunk(buffer[curBuffer], delay, frames_))
+    if (!pubStream_->getPlayerChunkOrSilence(buffer[curBuffer], delay, frames_))
     {
         // LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Failed to get chunk. Playing silence.\n";
-        memset(buffer[curBuffer], 0, buff_size);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/client/player/pulse_player.cpp b/client/player/pulse_player.cpp
index 28a407e1..f737bf2e 100644
--- a/client/player/pulse_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/pulse_player.cpp
@@ -299,10 +299,9 @@ void PulsePlayer::writeCallback(pa_stream* stream, size_t nbytes)
     if (buffer_.size() < nbytes)
         buffer_.resize(nbytes);
     // LOG(TRACE, LOG_TAG) << "writeCallback latency " << usec << " us, frames: " << numFrames << "\n";
-    if (!stream_->getPlayerChunk(buffer_.data(), std::chrono::microseconds(usec), numFrames))
+    if (!stream_->getPlayerChunkOrSilence(buffer_.data(), std::chrono::microseconds(usec), numFrames))
     {
-        // LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Failed to get chunk. Playing silence.\n";
-        memset(buffer_.data(), 0, buffer_.size());
+        // LOG(TRACE, LOG_TAG) << "Failed to get chunk. Playing silence.\n";
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/client/stream.cpp b/client/stream.cpp
index 772f41f4..c50f9657 100644
--- a/client/stream.cpp
+++ b/client/stream.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "common/aixlog.hpp"
 #include "common/snap_exception.hpp"
 #include "common/str_compat.hpp"
+#include "common/utils/logging.hpp"
 #include "time_provider.hpp"
 #include <cmath>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -441,3 +442,16 @@ bool Stream::getPlayerChunk(void* outputBuffer, const cs::usec& outputBufferDacT
         return false;
     }
 }
+
+
+bool Stream::getPlayerChunkOrSilence(void* outputBuffer, const chronos::usec& outputBufferDacTime, uint32_t frames)
+{
+    bool result = getPlayerChunk(outputBuffer, outputBufferDacTime, frames);
+    if (!result)
+    {
+        static utils::logging::TimeConditional cond(1s);
+        LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << cond << "Failed to get chunk, returning silence\n";
+        getSilentPlayerChunk(outputBuffer, frames);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/client/stream.hpp b/client/stream.hpp
index e37c2c44..503b5213 100644
--- a/client/stream.hpp
+++ b/client/stream.hpp
@@ -48,8 +48,17 @@ public:
 
     /// Get PCM data, which will be played out in "outputBufferDacTime" time
     /// frame = (num_channels) * (1 sample in bytes) = (2 channels) * (2 bytes (16 bits) per sample) = 4 bytes (32 bits)
+    /// @param[out] outputBuffer the buffer to be filled with PCM data
+    /// @param outputBufferDacTime the duration until the PCM chunk will be audible
+    /// @param frames the number of requested frames to be copied into outputBuffer
+    /// @return true if a chunk was available and successfully copied to outputBuffer
     bool getPlayerChunk(void* outputBuffer, const chronos::usec& outputBufferDacTime, uint32_t frames);
 
+    /// Try to get a player chunk and fill the buffer with silence if it fails
+    /// @sa getPlayerChunk
+    /// @return true if a chunk was available and successfully copied to outputBuffer, else false and outputBuffer is filled with silence
+    bool getPlayerChunkOrSilence(void* outputBuffer, const chronos::usec& outputBufferDacTime, uint32_t frames);
+
     /// "Server buffer": playout latency, e.g. 1000ms
     void setBufferLen(size_t bufferLenMs);