diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 951b7bc..25e9bba 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ get_audio_data()
 	local i='' alsa_data='' alsa_driver='' device_count=''
 
 	IFS=$'\n'
-
+	# this first step handles the drivers for cases where the second step fails to find one
 	device_count=$( egrep -ic '(multimedia audio controller|audio device)' <<< "$lspci_data" )
 	if [[ $device_count -eq 1 && -f /proc/asound/cards ]];then
 		alsa_driver=$( gawk -F ']: ' '
@@ -1021,9 +1021,8 @@ get_audio_data()
 	# this is to safeguard against line breaks from results > 1, which if inserted into following
 	# array will create a false array entry. This is a hack, not a permanent solution.
 	alsa_driver=$( echo $alsa_driver )
-	# this isn't perfect, but if one card was found in lscpci, we're passing
-	# this array constructor that card driver name. This should work for most people
-	# but if you can think of anything better, please post the code patch
+	# now we'll build the main audio data, card name, driver, and port. If no driver is found,
+	# and if the first method above is not null, and one card is found, it will use that instead.
 	A_AUDIO_DATA=( $( echo "$lspci_data" | gawk -F ': ' -v alsaDriver="$alsa_driver" '
 	BEGIN { IGNORECASE=1 }
 	#/^[0-9a-f:.]+ (ethernet|network) (controller|bridge)/ || /^[0-9a-f:.]+ [^:]+: .*(ethernet|network).*$/ {
@@ -1040,8 +1039,6 @@ get_audio_data()
 		cards[audioCard]++
 		while (getline && !/^$/) {
 			if (/driver in use/) {
-
-				gsub(/^ +| +$/, "", audioCard)
 				drivers[audioCard] = drivers[audioCard] gensub(/(.*): (.*)/,"\\2","g",$0) ""
 			}
 			if (/I\/O/) {