diff --git a/Content.Server/Instruments/SwappableInstrumentSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Instruments/SwappableInstrumentSystem.cs
index 1f64a0c7c7..30cdf7de21 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Instruments/SwappableInstrumentSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Instruments/SwappableInstrumentSystem.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ public sealed class SwappableInstrumentSystem : EntitySystem
         if (!TryComp<SharedInstrumentComponent>(uid, out var instrument))
             return;
 
-        if (instrument.Playing) //no changing while playing
-            return;
-
         var priority = 0;
         foreach (var entry in component.InstrumentList)
         {
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Instruments/SharedInstrumentSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Instruments/SharedInstrumentSystem.cs
index 767738f175..cdfc7506a0 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Instruments/SharedInstrumentSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Instruments/SharedInstrumentSystem.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ public abstract class SharedInstrumentSystem : EntitySystem
 
     public void SetInstrumentProgram(SharedInstrumentComponent component, byte program, byte bank)
     {
-        component.InstrumentProgram = program;
         component.InstrumentBank = bank;
+        component.InstrumentProgram = program;
+        component.DirtyRenderer = true;
+        Dirty(component);
     }
 
     private void OnGetState(EntityUid uid, SharedInstrumentComponent instrument, ref ComponentGetState args)