diff --git a/src/events/StartGame.ts b/src/events/StartGame.ts
index 5d8932a..86b2bc0 100644
--- a/src/events/StartGame.ts
+++ b/src/events/StartGame.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,32 @@ import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';
 import { active_games, log } from '../main';
 export const StartGame = (io: Server, socket: Socket, data: StartGame) => {
 	try {
-		let gc = data.game_code;
-
 		// Ensure game is active
-		if (active_games[gc] == null) {
-			log.error(`Cannot start an unknown game. (code: ${gc})`);
-			socket.emit(`GameStartError`, {
+		if (active_games[data.game_code] == null) {
+			log.error(`Cannot start an unknown game. (code: ${data.game_code})`);
+			socket.emit(`Starting`, {
 				success: false,
 				message: `Cannot start game with an unknown game code.`,
 			});
 			return;
 		};
 
+		let game = active_games[data.game_code];
 
+		// Ensure user is the host
+		if (data.user !== game.host) {
+			log.info(`Non-host player (${data.user}) attempted to start the game.`);
+			socket.emit(`Starting`, {
+				success: false,
+				message: `Only the host can start the game.`,
+			});
+			return;
+		};
+
+		// Ensure the game can be started
 	} catch (err) {
 		log.prettyError(err);
-		socket.emit(`GameStartError`, {
+		socket.emit(`Starting`, {
 			success: false,
 			message: `${err.name}: ${err.message}`,
 		});