diff --git a/_src/assets/ts/snakeMultiplayer.ts b/_src/assets/ts/snakeMultiplayer.ts
index ca7d15d0df165181a7f41187a11767a23bf596f6..4ef3b8ea2b07137830788b41495ff3d2b8f6b9bb 100644
--- a/_src/assets/ts/snakeMultiplayer.ts
+++ b/_src/assets/ts/snakeMultiplayer.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ newGameButton.onclick = function (){
     client.unsubscribe("/jobrouter/snakeMultiplayer/games");
     alert("New game started, your ID is " + gameID);
     gameMaster = true;
+    snake = [[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3]];
 
 }
 
@@ -247,7 +248,6 @@ document.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
 highscoreField.innerText = String(highscore);
 
 drawField();
-snake = [[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3]];
 setupMQTT();