diff --git a/addons/grenades/CfgAmmo.hpp b/addons/grenades/CfgAmmo.hpp
index 12f9b54c20..74f0677c3c 100644
--- a/addons/grenades/CfgAmmo.hpp
+++ b/addons/grenades/CfgAmmo.hpp
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@
 class CfgAmmo {
     class Default;
     class Grenade: Default {
-        soundImpactSoft1[] = {"",1,1,1};
-        soundImpactSoft2[] = {"",1,1,1};
-        soundImpactSoft3[] = {"",1,1,1};
-        soundImpactSoft4[] = {"",1,1,1};
-        soundImpactSoft5[] = {"",1,1,1};
-        soundImpactSoft6[] = {"",1,1,1};
-        soundImpactSoft7[] = {"",1,1,1};
+        GVAR(pullPinSound)[] = {"A3\sounds_f\weapons\grenades\Grenade_PullPin.wss", 1.5, 1, 10};
+        impactGroundSoft[] = {};
     };
     
     class FlareCore;
@@ -62,6 +57,7 @@ class CfgAmmo {
     class ACE_G_Handflare_White: SmokeShell {
         GVAR(flare) = 1;
         GVAR(color)[] = {0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5};
+        GVAR(pullPinSound)[] = {"A3\sounds_f\weapons\smokeshell\smoke_1.wss", 0.4, 1, 10};
         model = "\A3\weapons_f\ammo\flare_white";
         dangerRadiusHit = -1;
         suppressionRadiusHit = -1;
@@ -110,6 +106,7 @@ class CfgAmmo {
     };
     
     class Chemlight_base: SmokeShell {
+        GVAR(pullPinSound)[] = {"A3\sounds_f\weapons\Other\dry4.wss", 3, 2, 10};
         soundImpactHard1[] = {"A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\concrete_run_1",1,1.8,65};
         soundImpactHard2[] = {"A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\concrete_run_1",1,1.9,65};
         soundImpactHard3[] = {"A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\concrete_run_1",1,1.6,65};
diff --git a/addons/grenades/functions/fnc_throwGrenade.sqf b/addons/grenades/functions/fnc_throwGrenade.sqf
index e60b987387..a54a8400ad 100644
--- a/addons/grenades/functions/fnc_throwGrenade.sqf
+++ b/addons/grenades/functions/fnc_throwGrenade.sqf
@@ -29,21 +29,11 @@ private _config = configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo;
 
 // handle special grenades and sounds
 if (local _unit) then {
-    // handle priming sound, if not IR grenade
-    if (_ammo isKindOf "GrenadeHand") then {
-        private _posASLProjectile = getPosASL _projectile;
-        
-        switch (true) do {
-            case (_ammo isKindOf "Chemlight_base"): {
-                playSound3D ["A3\sounds_f\weapons\Other\dry4.wss", objNull, false, _posASLProjectile, 3, 2, 10]
-            };
-            case (_ammo isKindOf "ACE_G_Handflare_White"): {
-                playSound3D ["A3\sounds_f\weapons\smokeshell\smoke_1.wss", objNull, false, _posASLProjectile, 0.4, 1, 10]
-            };
-            default {
-                playSound3D ["A3\sounds_f\weapons\grenades\Grenade_PullPin.wss", objNull, false, _posASLProjectile, 1.5, 1, 10]
-            };
-        };
+    // handle priming sound, if present
+    private _soundConfig = getArray (configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo >> QGVAR(pullPinSound));
+    if (count _soundConfig > 0) then {
+        _soundConfig params ["_file", "_volume", "_pitch", "_distance"];
+        playSound3D [_file, objNull, false, getPosASL _projectile, _volume, _pitch, _distance];
     };
 
     if (getNumber (_config >> QGVAR(flashbang)) == 1) then {