diff --git a/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java b/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java
index 2ae56bd..e2950a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lavalink/client/io/LavalinkSocket.java
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ private void handleEvent(JSONObject json) throws IOException {
 
         switch (json.getString("type")) {
             case "TrackStartEvent":
+                event = new TrackStartEvent(player,
+                        LavalinkUtil.toAudioTrack(json.getString("track"))
+                );
                 break;
             case "TrackEndEvent":
                 event = new TrackEndEvent(player,
diff --git a/src/main/java/lavalink/client/player/LavalinkPlayer.java b/src/main/java/lavalink/client/player/LavalinkPlayer.java
index fb31307..89778cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lavalink/client/player/LavalinkPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lavalink/client/player/LavalinkPlayer.java
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public void playTrack(AudioTrack track) {
 
             updateTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
             this.track = track;
-            emitEvent(new TrackStartEvent(this, track));
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }