diff --git a/include/dpp/discordvoiceclient.h b/include/dpp/discordvoiceclient.h
index 11bfae3567..148d05d70f 100644
--- a/include/dpp/discordvoiceclient.h
+++ b/include/dpp/discordvoiceclient.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class audio_mixer;
 
 inline constexpr size_t send_audio_raw_max_length = 11520;
 
+inline constexpr size_t secret_key_size = 32;
+
 /*
 * @brief For holding a moving average of the number of current voice users, for applying a smooth gain ramp.
 */
@@ -394,7 +396,12 @@ class DPP_EXPORT discord_voice_client : public websocket_client
 	 * If it has been sent, this is non-null and points to a 
 	 * sequence of exactly 32 bytes.
 	 */
-	uint8_t* secret_key;
+	std::array<uint8_t, secret_key_size> secret_key;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief True if the voice client has a secret key
+	 */
+	bool has_secret_key{false};
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Sequence number of outbound audio. This is incremented
diff --git a/src/davetest/dave.cpp b/src/davetest/dave.cpp
index 478fafa118..2a0bb4e139 100644
--- a/src/davetest/dave.cpp
+++ b/src/davetest/dave.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,29 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
+std::string get_testdata_dir() {
+	char *env_var = getenv("TEST_DATA_DIR");
+	return (env_var ? env_var : "../../testdata/");
+}
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> load_test_audio() {
+	std::vector<uint8_t> testaudio;
+	std::string dir = get_testdata_dir();
+	std::ifstream input (dir + "Robot.pcm", std::ios::in|std::ios::binary|std::ios::ate);
+	if (input.is_open()) {
+		size_t testaudio_size = input.tellg();
+		testaudio.resize(testaudio_size);
+		input.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+		input.read((char*)testaudio.data(), testaudio_size);
+		input.close();
+	}
+	else {
+		std::cout << "ERROR: Can't load " + dir + "Robot.pcm\n";
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	return testaudio;
+}
+
 int main() {
 	using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 	char* t = getenv("DPP_UNIT_TEST_TOKEN");
@@ -40,10 +63,20 @@ int main() {
 		std::cout << "[" << dpp::utility::current_date_time() << "] " << dpp::utility::loglevel(log.severity) << ": " << log.message << std::endl;
 	});
 
+	std::vector<uint8_t> testaudio = load_test_audio();
+
+	dave_test.on_voice_ready([&](const dpp::voice_ready_t & event) {
+		dpp::discord_voice_client* v = event.voice_client;
+		if (v && v->is_ready()) {
+			v->send_audio_raw((uint16_t*)testaudio.data(), testaudio.size());
+		}
+	});
+
+
 	dave_test.on_guild_create([&](const dpp::guild_create_t & event) {
 		if (event.created->id == TEST_GUILD_ID) {
 			dpp::discord_client* s = dave_test.get_shard(0);
-			s->connect_voice(TEST_GUILD_ID, TEST_VC_ID, false, false, true);
+			s->connect_voice(TEST_GUILD_ID, TEST_VC_ID, false, false, false);
 		}
 	});
 	dave_test.start(false);
diff --git a/src/dpp/discordvoiceclient.cpp b/src/dpp/discordvoiceclient.cpp
index 222680e549..f94d2c37a4 100644
--- a/src/dpp/discordvoiceclient.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/discordvoiceclient.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ discord_voice_client::discord_voice_client(dpp::cluster* _cluster, snowflake _ch
 	encoder(nullptr),
 	repacketizer(nullptr),
 	fd(INVALID_SOCKET),
-	secret_key(nullptr),
 	sequence(0),
 	receive_sequence(0),
 	timestamp(0),
@@ -404,12 +403,10 @@ void discord_voice_client::cleanup()
 		voice_courier.join();
 	}
 #endif
-	delete[] secret_key;
-	secret_key = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool discord_voice_client::is_ready() {
-	return secret_key != nullptr;
+	return has_secret_key;
 }
 
 bool discord_voice_client::is_playing() {
@@ -649,15 +646,14 @@ bool discord_voice_client::handle_frame(const std::string &data, ws_opcode opcod
 			/* Session description */
 			case voice_opcode_connection_description: {
 				json &d = j["d"];
-				secret_key = new uint8_t[32];
 				size_t ofs = 0;
 				for (auto & c : d["secret_key"]) {
-					*(secret_key + ofs) = (uint8_t)c;
-					ofs++;
-					if (ofs > 31) {
+					secret_key[ofs++] = (uint8_t)c;
+					if (ofs > secret_key.size() - 1) {
 						break;
 					}
 				}
+				has_secret_key = true;
 
 				if (dave_version != dave_version_none) {
 					if (j["d"]["dave_protocol_version"] != static_cast<uint32_t>(dave_version)) {
@@ -902,7 +898,7 @@ void discord_voice_client::read_ready()
 		 * 4 byte extension header (magic 0xBEDE + 16-bit denoting extension length)
 		 */
 		total_header_len,
-		nonce, secret_key) != 0) {
+		nonce, secret_key.data()) != 0) {
 		/* Invalid Discord RTP payload. */
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1430,7 +1426,7 @@ discord_voice_client& discord_voice_client::send_audio_opus(uint8_t* opus_packet
 	memcpy(encrypt_nonce, &noncel, sizeof(noncel));
 
 	/* Execute */
-	crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_encrypt(
+	int r = crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_encrypt(
 			payload.data() + sizeof(header),
 			nullptr,
 			encoded_audio.data(),
@@ -1440,7 +1436,7 @@ discord_voice_client& discord_voice_client::send_audio_opus(uint8_t* opus_packet
 			sizeof(header),
 			nullptr,
 			static_cast<const unsigned char*>(encrypt_nonce),
-			secret_key);
+			secret_key.data());
 
 	/* Append the 4 byte nonce to the resulting payload */
 	std::memcpy(payload.data() + payload.size() - sizeof(noncel), &noncel, sizeof(noncel));