diff --git a/roles/trivalent/tasks/files/etc/systemd/user/pactl.service b/roles/trivalent/tasks/files/etc/systemd/user/pactl.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8a03bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/trivalent/tasks/files/etc/systemd/user/pactl.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Run pactl to work around edge audio bug
+After=pipewire-pulse.socket
+Requires=pipewire-pulse.socket
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pactl info
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml
index b9847d8..2d0771f 100644
--- a/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
     dest: '/etc/yum.repos.d/secureblue.repo'
     mode: '0644'
 
+- name: Add pactl service
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: 'etc/systemd/user/pactl.service'
+    dest: '/etc/systemd/user/pactl.service'
+    mode: '0644'
+
 - name: Enable codecs and stuff
   shell: 'sudo dnf config-manager setopt fedora-cisco-openh264.enabled=1 rpmfusion-free.enabled=1 rpmfusion-free-updates.enabled=1 rpmfusion-nonfree.enabled=1 rpmfusion-nonfree-updates.enabled=1'