diff --git a/dockerfile-kasm-core b/dockerfile-kasm-core
index c0c70d3..fc1db77 100644
--- a/dockerfile-kasm-core
+++ b/dockerfile-kasm-core
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ ENV DISPLAY=:1 \
     LANG=$LANG \
     LANGUAGE=$LANGUAGE \
     LC_ALL=$LC_ALL \
-    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true
+    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true \
+    PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/var/run/pulse
 
 EXPOSE $VNC_PORT \
        $NO_VNC_PORT \
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ RUN touch $STARTUPDIR/wm.log \
     && rm -rf $STARTUPDIR/install \
     && mkdir -p $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
     && chown 1000:1000 $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
-    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin
+    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin \
+    && chown 1000:root /var/run/pulse
 
 USER 1000
 
diff --git a/dockerfile-kasm-core-centos b/dockerfile-kasm-core-centos
index 03dea34..59a5a1c 100644
--- a/dockerfile-kasm-core-centos
+++ b/dockerfile-kasm-core-centos
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ ENV DISPLAY=:1 \
     LANGUAGE=$LANGUAGE \
     LC_ALL=$LC_ALL \
     SINGLE_APPLICATION=0 \
-    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true
+    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true \
+    PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/var/run/pulse
 
 EXPOSE $VNC_PORT \
        $NO_VNC_PORT \
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ RUN touch $STARTUPDIR/wm.log \
     && rm -rf $STARTUPDIR/install \
     && mkdir -p $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
     && chown 1000:1000 $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
-    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin
+    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin \
+    && chown 1000:root /var/run/pulse
 
 USER 1000
 
diff --git a/dockerfile-kasm-core-nvidia b/dockerfile-kasm-core-nvidia
index 5332a68..05774e1 100644
--- a/dockerfile-kasm-core-nvidia
+++ b/dockerfile-kasm-core-nvidia
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ ENV DISPLAY=:1 \
     LANG=$LANG \
     LANGUAGE=$LANGUAGE \
     LC_ALL=$LC_ALL \
-    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true
+    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true \
+    PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/var/run/pulse
 
 EXPOSE $VNC_PORT \
        $NO_VNC_PORT \
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ RUN touch $STARTUPDIR/wm.log \
     && rm -rf $STARTUPDIR/install \
     && mkdir -p $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
     && chown 1000:1000 $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
-    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin
+    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin \
+    && chown 1000:root /var/run/pulse
 
 USER ubuntu
 
diff --git a/dockerfile-kasm-core-oracle b/dockerfile-kasm-core-oracle
index f75af8f..7d6a75e 100644
--- a/dockerfile-kasm-core-oracle
+++ b/dockerfile-kasm-core-oracle
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ ENV DISPLAY=:1 \
     LANGUAGE=$LANGUAGE \
     LC_ALL=$LC_ALL \
     SINGLE_APPLICATION=0 \
-    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true
+    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true \
+    PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/var/run/pulse
 
 EXPOSE $VNC_PORT \
        $NO_VNC_PORT \
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ RUN touch $STARTUPDIR/wm.log \
     && rm -rf $STARTUPDIR/install \
     && mkdir -p $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
     && chown 1000:1000 $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
-    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin
+    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin \
+    && chown 1000:root /var/run/pulse
 
 USER 1000
 
diff --git a/dockerfile-kasm-core-suse b/dockerfile-kasm-core-suse
index 0b6d99e..db9595d 100644
--- a/dockerfile-kasm-core-suse
+++ b/dockerfile-kasm-core-suse
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ ENV DISPLAY=:1 \
     LANGUAGE=$LANGUAGE \
     LC_ALL=$LC_ALL \
     SINGLE_APPLICATION=0 \
-    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true
+    KASMVNC_AUTO_RECOVER=true \
+    PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/var/run/pulse
 
 EXPOSE $VNC_PORT \
        $NO_VNC_PORT \
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ RUN touch $STARTUPDIR/wm.log \
     && rm -rf $STARTUPDIR/install \
     && mkdir -p $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
     && chown 1000:1000 $STARTUPDIR/kasmrx/Downloads \
-    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin
+    && chown -R root:root /usr/local/bin \
+    && chown 1000:root /var/run/pulse
 
 USER 1000
 
diff --git a/src/common/startup_scripts/vnc_startup.sh b/src/common/startup_scripts/vnc_startup.sh
index 08c6b9a..b8025b3 100644
--- a/src/common/startup_scripts/vnc_startup.sh
+++ b/src/common/startup_scripts/vnc_startup.sh
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ function start_audio_out (){
         if [ "${START_PULSEAUDIO:-0}" == "1" ] ;
         then
             echo "Starting Pulse"
-            pulseaudio --start
+            HOME=/var/run/pulse pulseaudio --start
         fi
 
 		if [[ $DEBUG == true ]]; then
 			echo 'Starting audio service in debug mode'
-			no_proxy=127.0.0.1 ffmpeg -f pulse -fragment_size ${PULSEAUDIO_FRAGMENT_SIZE:-2000} -ar 44100 -i default -f mpegts -correct_ts_overflow 0 -codec:a mp2 -b:a 128k -ac 1 -muxdelay 0.001 http://127.0.0.1:8081/kasmaudio &
+			HOME=/var/run/pulse no_proxy=127.0.0.1 ffmpeg -f pulse -fragment_size ${PULSEAUDIO_FRAGMENT_SIZE:-2000} -ar 44100 -i default -f mpegts -correct_ts_overflow 0 -codec:a mp2 -b:a 128k -ac 1 -muxdelay 0.001 http://127.0.0.1:8081/kasmaudio &
 			KASM_PROCS['kasm_audio_out']=$!
 		else
 			echo 'Starting audio service'
-			no_proxy=127.0.0.1 ffmpeg -v verbose -f pulse -fragment_size ${PULSEAUDIO_FRAGMENT_SIZE:-2000} -ar 44100 -i default -f mpegts -correct_ts_overflow 0 -codec:a mp2 -b:a 128k -ac 1 -muxdelay 0.001 http://127.0.0.1:8081/kasmaudio > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+			HOME=/var/run/pulse no_proxy=127.0.0.1 ffmpeg -v verbose -f pulse -fragment_size ${PULSEAUDIO_FRAGMENT_SIZE:-2000} -ar 44100 -i default -f mpegts -correct_ts_overflow 0 -codec:a mp2 -b:a 128k -ac 1 -muxdelay 0.001 http://127.0.0.1:8081/kasmaudio > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 			KASM_PROCS['kasm_audio_out']=$!
 			echo -e "\n------------------ Started Audio Out  ----------------------------"
 			echo "Kasm Audio Out PID: ${KASM_PROCS['kasm_audio_out']}";
diff --git a/src/ubuntu/install/audio/install_audio.sh b/src/ubuntu/install/audio/install_audio.sh
index 848d6a4..8bac287 100644
--- a/src/ubuntu/install/audio/install_audio.sh
+++ b/src/ubuntu/install/audio/install_audio.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ else
   apt-get install -y curl git ffmpeg
 fi
 
+mkdir -p /var/run/pulse
+
 cd $STARTUPDIR
 mkdir jsmpeg
 wget -qO- https://kasmweb-build-artifacts.s3.amazonaws.com/kasm_websocket_relay/f173f72a9faa6239e43f2efcb48aabe8a984d443/kasm_websocket_relay_${DISTRO/kali/ubuntu}_${ARCH}_develop.f173f7.tar.gz | tar xz --strip 1 -C $STARTUPDIR/jsmpeg