diff --git a/gamesinfo/fallout4.sh b/gamesinfo/fallout4.sh
index 7f42519..9e31ec1 100644
--- a/gamesinfo/fallout4.sh
+++ b/gamesinfo/fallout4.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 game_steam_subdirectory="Fallout 4"
 game_appid=377160
-game_proton_options="--restart-pulse --native 'xaudio2_7' --protonver 5.*"
+game_proton_options="--restart-pulse --noesync --native 'xaudio2_7' --protonver 5.*"
 game_wine_options="--restart-pulse --native 'xaudio2_7'"
 game_protontricks=""
 game_winetricks=""
diff --git a/runners/proton-launcher.sh b/runners/proton-launcher.sh
index 00be1f8..5dd6b64 100755
--- a/runners/proton-launcher.sh
+++ b/runners/proton-launcher.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ OPTIONS:
 
 	--int-scaling	enable integer scaling
 
+	--keep-pulse	do not restart pulseaudio (default)
+
 	-n,--native	specify dlls which should prefer native versions
 			should be a quoted space-separated list
 			eg.: -n 'xaudio2_7 d3d9'
@@ -121,6 +123,10 @@ while [ "$parsing_args" == "true" ]; do
 			proton_extra_evs+=("WINE_FULLSCREEN_INTEGER_SCALING=1"); shift 1
 			;;
 
+		--keep-pulse)
+			restart_pulse=false; shift 1
+			;;
+
 		-n|--native)
 			dlls=$2; shift 2
 
diff --git a/runners/wine-launcher.sh b/runners/wine-launcher.sh
index e5a2758..a8ed821 100755
--- a/runners/wine-launcher.sh
+++ b/runners/wine-launcher.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ OPTIONS:
 
 	--int-scaling	enable integer scaling
 
+	--keep-pulse	do not restart pulseaudio (default)
+
 	-n,--native	specify dlls which should prefer native versions
 			should be a quoted space-separated list
 			eg.: -n 'xaudio2_7 d3d9'
@@ -99,6 +101,10 @@ while [ "$parsing_args" == "true" ]; do
 			wine_extra_evs+=("WINE_FULLSCREEN_INTEGER_SCALING=1"); shift 1
 			;;
 
+		--keep-pulse)
+			restart_pulse=false; shift 1
+			;;
+
 		-n|--native)
 			dlls=$2; shift 2