diff --git a/.changeset/cuddly-coins-fold.md b/.changeset/cuddly-coins-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb675c9fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cuddly-coins-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@jspsych/plugin-audio-button-response": patch
+"@jspsych/plugin-audio-slider-response": patch
+---
+
+Fixed negative response times being recorded by ensuring if the AudioContext object exists, startTime is recorded with respect to that.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-audio-button-response/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-audio-button-response/src/index.ts
index 954c7b6437..96ad72ecf7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-audio-button-response/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-audio-button-response/src/index.ts
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ class AudioButtonResponsePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
   }
 
   async trial(display_element: HTMLElement, trial: TrialType<Info>, on_load: () => void) {
-    // hold the .resolve() function from the Promise that ends the trial
-    this.trial_complete;
     this.params = trial;
     this.display = display_element;
     // setup stimulus
@@ -217,9 +215,6 @@ class AudioButtonResponsePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
       this.disable_buttons();
     }
 
-    // start time
-    this.startTime = performance.now();
-
     // end trial if time limit is set
     if (trial.trial_duration !== null) {
       this.jsPsych.pluginAPI.setTimeout(() => {
@@ -229,9 +224,17 @@ class AudioButtonResponsePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
 
     on_load();
 
+    // start time
+    this.startTime = performance.now();
+    if (this.context !== null) {
+      this.startTime = this.context.currentTime;
+    }
+
+    // start audio
     this.audio.play();
 
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      // hold the .resolve() function from the Promise that ends the trial
       this.trial_complete = resolve;
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-audio-slider-response/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-audio-slider-response/src/index.ts
index 2a803a74c2..f43e376f94 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-audio-slider-response/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-audio-slider-response/src/index.ts
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ class AudioSliderResponsePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
   }
 
   async trial(display_element: HTMLElement, trial: TrialType<Info>, on_load: () => void) {
-    // record webaudio context start time
-    this.startTime;
     this.params = trial;
     this.display = display_element;
     // for storing data related to response
@@ -325,7 +323,12 @@ class AudioSliderResponsePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
         }
       });
 
+    //record start time
     this.startTime = performance.now();
+    // record webaudio context start time
+    if (this.context !== null) {
+      this.startTime = this.context.currentTime;
+    }
 
     // start audio
     this.audio.play();