diff --git a/src/tweens/tween/BaseTween.js b/src/tweens/tween/BaseTween.js
index b059800991..f50f097cac 100644
--- a/src/tweens/tween/BaseTween.js
+++ b/src/tweens/tween/BaseTween.js
@@ -548,13 +548,13 @@ var BaseTween = new Class({
      */
     updateStartCountdown: function (delta)
     {
-        this.countdown -= delta;
+        this.startDelay -= delta;
 
-        if (this.countdown <= 0)
+        if (this.startDelay <= 0)
         {
-            this.hasStarted = true;
-
             this.setActiveState();
+            
+            this.hasStarted = true;
 
             this.dispatchEvent(Events.TWEEN_START, 'onStart');
 
diff --git a/src/tweens/tween/Tween.js b/src/tweens/tween/Tween.js
index 5751d076e1..433ba5f32a 100644
--- a/src/tweens/tween/Tween.js
+++ b/src/tweens/tween/Tween.js
@@ -684,17 +684,7 @@ var Tween = new Class({
         }
         else if (!this.hasStarted)
         {
-            this.startDelay -= delta;
-
-            if (this.startDelay <= 0)
-            {
-                this.hasStarted = true;
-
-                this.dispatchEvent(Events.TWEEN_START, 'onStart');
-
-                //  Reset the delta so we always start progress from zero
-                delta = 0;
-            }
+            delta = this.updateStartCountdown(delta);
         }
 
         var stillRunning = false;
diff --git a/src/tweens/tween/TweenChain.js b/src/tweens/tween/TweenChain.js
index df12aa858f..f9b1949508 100644
--- a/src/tweens/tween/TweenChain.js
+++ b/src/tweens/tween/TweenChain.js
@@ -425,17 +425,7 @@ var TweenChain = new Class({
         }
         else if (!this.hasStarted)
         {
-            this.startDelay -= delta;
-
-            if (this.startDelay <= 0)
-            {
-                this.hasStarted = true;
-
-                this.dispatchEvent(Events.TWEEN_START, 'onStart');
-
-                //  Reset the delta so we always start progress from zero
-                delta = 0;
-            }
+            delta = this.updateStartCountdown(delta);
         }
 
         var remove = false;