diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index b2fe5744..96f46e9e 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -985,6 +985,10 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 		if (S_SoundPlaying(player->mo, sfx_mega)) // But the sound is playing
 			S_StopSoundByID(player->mo, sfx_mega); // Stop it
 	}
+
+	// Plays the music after the starting countdown.
+	if (P_IsLocalPlayer(player) && leveltime == 158)
+		S_ChangeMusicInternal(mapmusname, true);
 }
 
 static void K_PlayTauntSound(mobj_t *source)
@@ -3336,10 +3340,6 @@ void K_drawKartHUD(void)
 	K_DrawKartPositionNum(stplyr->kartstuff[k_position]);
 
 	K_drawKartSpeedometer();
-
-	// Plays the music after the starting countdown. This is here since it checks every frame regularly.
-	if (leveltime > 157 && leveltime < (TICRATE+1)*7)
-		S_ChangeMusicInternal(mapmusname, true);
 }
 
 //}
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 844d293d..c619bde2 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2586,13 +2586,14 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 	S_StopSounds();
 	S_ClearSfx();
 
-	// SRB2kart 010217
-	if (leveltime < 157)
+
+	// As oddly named as this is, this handles music only.
+	// We should be fine starting it here.
+	S_Start();
+	// SRB2 Kart - Yes this is weird, but we don't want the music to start until after the countdown is finished
+	// but we do still need the mapmusname to be changed
+	if (leveltime < 158)
 		S_StopMusic();
-	if (leveltime > 157)
-		// As oddly named as this is, this handles music only.
-		// We should be fine starting it here.
-		S_Start();
 
 	// Let's fade to black here
 	// But only if we didn't do the special stage wipe