diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1ba1cf88c..b31e2a492a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
   ([#2779](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2779))
 - Fixed GIF-based `Sticker` returning the wrong `url`.
   ([#2781](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2781))
+- Fixed `VoiceClient` crashing randomly while receiving audio
+  ([#2800](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2800))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/discord/voice_client.py b/discord/voice_client.py
index 4ba571c9a7..75902ecbe2 100644
--- a/discord/voice_client.py
+++ b/discord/voice_client.py
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ def _decrypt_xsalsa20_poly1305_lite(self, header, data):
 
     @staticmethod
     def strip_header_ext(data):
-        if data[0] == 0xBE and data[1] == 0xDE and len(data) > 4:
+        if len(data) > 4 and data[0] == 0xBE and data[1] == 0xDE:
             _, length = struct.unpack_from(">HH", data)
             offset = 4 + length * 4
             data = data[offset:]