diff --git a/mscore/exportaudio.cpp b/mscore/exportaudio.cpp
index 1a0e4e689c052..90896d8c6bf08 100644
--- a/mscore/exportaudio.cpp
+++ b/mscore/exportaudio.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ namespace Ms {
 
 ///
 /// \brief Function to synthesize audio and output it into a generic QIODevice
-/// \param The score to output
-/// \param The output device
-/// \param An optional callback function that will be notified with the progress in range [0, 1]
+/// \param score The score to output
+/// \param device The output device
+/// \param updateProgress An optional callback function that will be notified with the progress in range [0, 1]
 /// \return True on success, false otherwise.
 ///
 /// If the callback function is non zero an returns false the export will be canceled.
@@ -53,9 +53,15 @@ bool MuseScore::saveAudio(Score* score, QIODevice *device, std::function<bool(fl
     }
 
     EventMap events;
-    score->renderMidi(&events, synthesizerState());
-    if(events.size() == 0)
-          return false;
+    // In non-GUI mode current synthesizer settings won't
+    // allow single note dynamics. See issue #289947.
+    const bool useCurrentSynthesizerState = !MScore::noGui;
+
+    if (useCurrentSynthesizerState) {
+          score->renderMidi(&events, synthesizerState());
+          if (events.empty())
+                return false;
+          }
 
     MasterSynthesizer* synth = synthesizerFactory();
     synth->init();
@@ -72,6 +78,16 @@ bool MuseScore::saveAudio(Score* score, QIODevice *device, std::function<bool(fl
                 synth->init();
           }
 
+    if (!useCurrentSynthesizerState) {
+          score->masterScore()->rebuildAndUpdateExpressive(synth->synthesizer("Fluid"));
+          score->renderMidi(&events, score->synthesizerState());
+          if (synti)
+                score->masterScore()->rebuildAndUpdateExpressive(synti->synthesizer("Fluid"));
+
+          if (events.empty())
+                return false;
+          }
+
     int oldSampleRate  = MScore::sampleRate;
     MScore::sampleRate = sampleRate;
 
diff --git a/mscore/musescore.cpp b/mscore/musescore.cpp
index 7215b476cf825..a809cc40dd065 100644
--- a/mscore/musescore.cpp
+++ b/mscore/musescore.cpp
@@ -6881,9 +6881,15 @@ bool MuseScore::saveMp3(Score* score, QIODevice* device, bool& wasCanceled)
       return false;
 #else
       EventMap events;
-      score->renderMidi(&events, synthesizerState());
-      if(events.size() == 0)
-            return false;
+      // In non-GUI mode current synthesizer settings won't
+      // allow single note dynamics. See issue #289947.
+      const bool useCurrentSynthesizerState = !MScore::noGui;
+
+      if (useCurrentSynthesizerState) {
+            score->renderMidi(&events, synthesizerState());
+            if (events.empty())
+                  return false;
+            }
 
       MP3Exporter exporter;
       if (!exporter.loadLibrary(MP3Exporter::AskUser::MAYBE)) {
@@ -6955,6 +6961,16 @@ bool MuseScore::saveMp3(Score* score, QIODevice* device, bool& wasCanceled)
 
       MScore::sampleRate = sampleRate;
 
+      if (!useCurrentSynthesizerState) {
+            score->masterScore()->rebuildAndUpdateExpressive(synth->synthesizer("Fluid"));
+            score->renderMidi(&events, score->synthesizerState());
+            if (synti)
+                  score->masterScore()->rebuildAndUpdateExpressive(synti->synthesizer("Fluid"));
+
+            if (events.empty())
+                  return false;
+            }
+
       QProgressDialog progress(this);
       progress.setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags(Qt::Dialog | Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowTitleHint));
       progress.setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);