diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/client/ClientPacketParser.java b/src/main/java/seng302/client/ClientPacketParser.java
index 4a62b8d1..afe0dcf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/client/ClientPacketParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/client/ClientPacketParser.java
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ public class ClientPacketParser {
             if (raceStatus == 4 || raceStatus == 8) {
                 raceFinished = true;
                 raceStarted = false;
+                ClientState.setRaceStarted(false);
             } else if (!raceStarted) {
                 raceStarted = true;
+                ClientState.setRaceStarted(true);
                 raceFinished = false;
             }
             timeSinceStart = timeTillStart;