diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index d0b0f48..86a1b1b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+------------------------------------------------------
+Version 1.5.1-mc1.20.1
+------------------------------------------------------
+**Fixes**
+- Actions for the starting state now run as expected when a dialogue is started
+
 ------------------------------------------------------
 Version 1.5.0-mc1.20.1
 ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 358344f..0aa1a52 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2G
 	java_version=17
 
 # Mod Properties
-	mod_version = 1.5.0-mc1.20.1
+	mod_version = 1.5.1-mc1.20.1
 	maven_group = org.ladysnake
 	archives_base_name = blabber
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/PlayerDialogueTracker.java b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/PlayerDialogueTracker.java
index da7a4f4..9b037f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/PlayerDialogueTracker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/PlayerDialogueTracker.java
@@ -63,15 +63,16 @@ public static PlayerDialogueTracker get(PlayerEntity player) {
     public void startDialogue(Identifier id, @Nullable Entity interlocutor) throws CommandSyntaxException {
         DialogueTemplate template = DialogueRegistry.getOrEmpty(id)
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown dialogue " + id));
-        this.startDialogue0(
+        DialogueStateMachine currentDialogue = this.startDialogue0(
                 id,
                 template,
                 template.start(),
                 interlocutor
         );
+        currentDialogue.getStartAction().ifPresent(a -> a.action().handle((ServerPlayerEntity) this.player, interlocutor));
     }
 
-    private void startDialogue0(Identifier id, DialogueTemplate template, @Nullable String start, @Nullable Entity interlocutor) throws CommandSyntaxException {
+    private DialogueStateMachine startDialogue0(Identifier id, DialogueTemplate template, @Nullable String start, @Nullable Entity interlocutor) throws CommandSyntaxException {
         ServerPlayerEntity serverPlayer = ((ServerPlayerEntity) this.player);
         this.interlocutor = interlocutor;
         try {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ private void startDialogue0(Identifier id, DialogueTemplate template, @Nullable
             this.currentDialogue = new DialogueStateMachine(id, parsedTemplate, start);
             this.updateConditions(serverPlayer, this.currentDialogue);
             this.openDialogueScreen();
+            return this.currentDialogue;
         } catch (CommandSyntaxException e) {
             this.interlocutor = null;
             throw e;
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ public void updateDialogue() {
             this.endDialogue();
 
             DialogueRegistry.getOrEmpty(oldDialogue.getId())
-                    .ifPresent(template -> this.tryStartDialogue(
+                    .ifPresent(template -> this.tryResumeDialogue(
                             oldDialogue.getId(),
                             template,
                             oldDialogue.getCurrentStateKey(),
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ public void serverTick() {
                 } else {
                     interlocutor = null;
                 }
-                tryStartDialogue(saved.dialogueId(), saved.template(), saved.selectedState(), interlocutor);
+                tryResumeDialogue(saved.dialogueId(), saved.template(), saved.selectedState(), interlocutor);
             }
             this.resumptionAttempts = 0;
             this.deserializedState = null;
@@ -185,11 +187,11 @@ public void serverTick() {
         }
     }
 
-    private void tryStartDialogue(Identifier id, DialogueTemplate template, String selectedState, Entity interlocutor) {
+    private void tryResumeDialogue(Identifier id, DialogueTemplate template, String selectedState, Entity interlocutor) {
         try {
             this.startDialogue0(id, template, selectedState, interlocutor);
         } catch (CommandSyntaxException e) {
-            Blabber.LOGGER.error("(Blabber) Failed to load dialogue template " + id, e);
+            Blabber.LOGGER.error("(Blabber) Failed to load dialogue template {}", id, e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/machine/DialogueStateMachine.java b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/machine/DialogueStateMachine.java
index 70aca76..6f971f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/machine/DialogueStateMachine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/machine/DialogueStateMachine.java
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ public boolean isAvailable(int choice) {
         return this.conditionalChoices.getOrDefault(this.currentStateKey, Int2BooleanMaps.EMPTY_MAP).getOrDefault(choice, true);
     }
 
+    public Optional<InstancedDialogueAction<?>> getStartAction() {
+        return this.getStates().get(this.template.start()).action();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @throws IllegalStateException if making an invalid choice
      */