diff --git a/src/views/Lobby.vue b/src/views/Lobby.vue
index 0f030cc..053d600 100644
--- a/src/views/Lobby.vue
+++ b/src/views/Lobby.vue
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<div v-if="is_host" class="controls">
-			<button v-if="is_host">Start Game</button>
-			<br>
+			<button @click.stop="start_game()">Start Game</button>
 			<button @click.stop="handle_exit_button()">Kill Game</button>
 		</div>
 		<div v-else class="controls">
@@ -108,6 +107,12 @@ export default {
 				ban: false,
 			});
 		},
+		start_game() {
+			this.$socket.emit(`StartGame`, {
+				game_code: this.game_code,
+				user: this.username,
+			});
+		},
 	},
 	sockets: {
 		PlayerList(data) {
@@ -156,6 +161,19 @@ export default {
 				}, 3000);
 			};
 		},
+		Starting(data) {
+			if (!data.success) {
+				this.$emit(`alert`, {
+					message: data.message,
+					classes: [`error`]
+				});
+				setTimeout(() => {
+					this.$emit(`alert`, { message: ``, classes: [] }, 3000)
+				})
+			} else {
+				this.$emit(`go-to`, `in-game`);
+			};
+		}
 	},
 }
 </script>