diff --git a/src/audio.c b/src/audio.c
index 9df190dd5..0dd1469b1 100644
--- a/src/audio.c
+++ b/src/audio.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static int audioOutputArraySize = 0;
 
 extern AudioOutputPlugin aoPlugin;
 extern AudioOutputPlugin shoutPlugin;
+extern AudioOutputPlugin ossPlugin;
 
 void initAudioDriver() {
 	ConfigParam * param = NULL;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ void initAudioDriver() {
 	initAudioOutputPlugins();
 	loadAudioOutputPlugin(&aoPlugin);
 	loadAudioOutputPlugin(&shoutPlugin);
+	loadAudioOutputPlugin(&ossPlugin);
 
 	while((param = getNextConfigParam(CONF_AUDIO_OUTPUT, param))) {
 		i = audioOutputArraySize++;
diff --git a/src/audioOutput.c b/src/audioOutput.c
index a1de85942..12f8c17b2 100644
--- a/src/audioOutput.c
+++ b/src/audioOutput.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ AudioOutput * newAudioOutput(ConfigParam * param) {
 	}
 	else {
 		ERROR("couldn't find audio output plugin for type \"%s\" at "
-				"line %i", type, param->line);
+				"line %i\n", type, param->line);
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/audioOutput_oss.c b/src/audioOutput_oss.c
index f73e1a38a..c677c90d2 100644
--- a/src/audioOutput_oss.c
+++ b/src/audioOutput_oss.c
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ static int oss_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput, ConfigParam * param) {
 	if(!bp) {
 		int fd;
 
-		if(0 <= (fd = open("/dev/sound/dsp", O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK))) {
+		if(0 <= (fd = open("/dev/sound/dsp", O_WRONLY))) {
 			od->device = strdup("/dev/sound/dsp");
+			close(fd);
 		}
-		else if(0 <= (fd = open("/dev/dsp", O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK))) {
+		else if(0 <= (fd = open("/dev/dsp", O_WRONLY))) {
 			od->device = strdup("/dev/dsp");
+			close(fd);
 		}
 		else {
 			ERROR("Error trying to open default OSS device "
@@ -89,7 +91,6 @@ static int oss_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput, ConfigParam * param) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
-		close(od->fd);
 		od->fd = -1;
 
 		return 0;