diff --git a/src/net/common/servergame.cpp b/src/net/common/servergame.cpp
index 25246422..ef9e639a 100644
--- a/src/net/common/servergame.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/servergame.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ ServerGame::InternalStartGame()
 		GuiInterface &gui = GetGui();
 		m_game.reset(new Game(&gui, factory, playerData, GetGameData(), GetStartData(), GetNextGameNum()));
 
-		GetLobbyThread().NotifyStartingGame(GetId());
 		GetDatabase().AsyncCreateGame(GetId(), GetName());
 		InitRankingMap(playerData);
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/common/servergamestate.cpp b/src/net/common/servergamestate.cpp
index 2821e2d7..a343605c 100644
--- a/src/net/common/servergamestate.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/servergamestate.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,8 @@ ServerGameStateInit::SendStartEvent(ServerGame &server, bool fillWithComputerPla
 
 	// Wait for all players to confirm start of game.
 	server.SendToAllPlayers(packet, SessionData::Game);
+	// Notify lobby that this game is running.
+	server.GetLobbyThread().NotifyStartingGame(server.GetId());
 
 	server.SetState(ServerGameStateStartGame::Instance());
 }