diff --git a/helpers/state_manager.py b/helpers/state_manager.py
index a98d7ab..89c5eed 100644
--- a/helpers/state_manager.py
+++ b/helpers/state_manager.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, NewType, Optional, Union
 class StateManager:
     filepath = None
     logger = None
+    callbacks: List[Any] = []
     __state = {}
     __state_in_file = {}
     # Dict of times that params can be updated after, if the time is before current time, it can be written immediately.
@@ -136,7 +137,18 @@ class StateManager:
         self.state = state_to_update
 
         if (update_file == True):
+            # Either a routine write, or state has changed.
+            # Update the file
             self.write_to_file(state_to_update)
+            # Now tell any callback functions.
+            for callback in self.callbacks:
+                try:
+                    callback()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.log.critical("Failed to execute status callback: {}".format(e))
+
+    def add_callback(self, function):
+        self.callbacks.append(function)
 
     def _log(self, text:str, level: int = INFO):
         self.logger.log.log(level, "State Manager: " + text)
diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
index e2a25ac..786f9ac 100644
--- a/player.py
+++ b/player.py
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ class Player():
             self.logger.log.info(("Sending: {}".format(response)))
             self.out_q.put(response)
 
+    def _send_status(self):
+        self.last_msg = "STATUS"
+        self._retMsg(self.status, True)
+
     def __init__(self, channel: int, in_q: multiprocessing.Queue, out_q: multiprocessing.Queue):
 
         process_title = "Player: Channel " + str(channel)
@@ -488,6 +492,9 @@ class Player():
 
         self.state = StateManager("channel" + str(channel), self.logger,
                                   self.__default_state, self.__rate_limited_params)
+
+        self.state.add_callback(self._send_status)
+
         self.state.update("channel", channel)
 
         loaded_state = copy.copy(self.state.state)
@@ -565,11 +572,7 @@ class Player():
                         if message_type in message_types.keys():
                             message_types[message_type]()
 
-                            if message_type != "STATUS":
-                                ## Then a super hacky hack. Send the status again to update Webstudio
-                                self._updateState()
-                                self.last_msg = "STATUS"
-                                self._retMsg(self.status, True)
+
 
                         elif (self.last_msg == 'QUIT'):
                             self.running = False