diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8251c3f5..61208b09 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
         .reqopt("n", "name", "Device name", "NAME")
         .optopt("", "device-type", "Displayed device type", "DEVICE_TYPE")
         .optopt("b", "bitrate", "Bitrate (96, 160 or 320). Defaults to 160", "BITRATE")
-        .optopt("", "onstart", "Run PROGRAM when playback is about to begin.", "PROGRAM")
-        .optopt("", "onstop", "Run PROGRAM when playback has ended.", "PROGRAM")
-        .optopt("", "onchange", "Run PROGRAM between two tracks.", "PROGRAM")
+        .optopt("", "onevent", "Run PROGRAM when playback is about to begin.", "PROGRAM")
         .optflag("v", "verbose", "Enable verbose output")
         .optopt("u", "username", "Username to sign in with", "USERNAME")
         .optopt("p", "password", "Password", "PASSWORD")
@@ -189,9 +187,7 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
 
         PlayerConfig {
             bitrate: bitrate,
-            event_sender: run_program_on_events(matches.opt_str("onstart"),
-                                                matches.opt_str("onstop"),
-                                                matches.opt_str("onchange"))
+            event_sender: matches.opt_str("onevent").map(run_program_on_events)
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/player_event_handler.rs b/src/player_event_handler.rs
index 8d872763..a7125136 100644
--- a/src/player_event_handler.rs
+++ b/src/player_event_handler.rs
@@ -1,50 +1,42 @@
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use std::thread;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use librespot::playback::player::PlayerEvent;
 
-fn run_program(program: &str, args: Vec<String>) {
-    info!("Running {}", program);
+fn run_program(program: &str, env_vars: HashMap<&str, String>) {
     let mut v: Vec<&str> = program.split_whitespace().collect();
+    info!("Running {:?}", v);
     let status = Command::new(&v.remove(0))
         .args(&v)
-        .args(args)
+        .envs(env_vars.iter())
         .status()
         .expect("program failed to start");
     info!("Exit status: {}", status);
 }
 
-pub fn run_program_on_events(onstart: Option<String>, 
-                             onstop: Option<String>,
-                             onchange: Option<String>) -> Option<Sender<PlayerEvent>> {
-    if onstart.is_none() && onstop.is_none() && onchange.is_none() {
-        None
-    } else {
-        let (sender, receiver) = channel();
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            while let Ok(msg) = receiver.recv() {
-                match msg {
-                    PlayerEvent::Changed { old_track_id, new_track_id } => {
-                        let args = vec![old_track_id.to_base16(), new_track_id.to_base16()];
-                        if let Some(ref onchange) = onchange.as_ref() {
-                            run_program(onchange, args);
-                        }
-                    },
-                    PlayerEvent::Started { track_id } => {
-                        let args = vec![track_id.to_base16()];
-                        if let Some(ref onstart) = onstart.as_ref() {
-                            run_program(onstart, args);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    PlayerEvent::Stopped { track_id } =>  {
-                        let args = vec![track_id.to_base16()];
-                        if let Some(ref onstop) = onstop.as_ref() {
-                            run_program(onstop, args);
-                        }
-                    }
+pub fn run_program_on_events(onevent: String) -> Sender<PlayerEvent> {
+    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        while let Ok(msg) = receiver.recv() {
+            let mut env_vars = HashMap::new();
+            match msg {
+                PlayerEvent::Changed { old_track_id, new_track_id } => {
+                    env_vars.insert("PLAYER_EVENT", "change".to_string());
+                    env_vars.insert("OLD_TRACK_ID", old_track_id.to_base16());
+                    env_vars.insert("TRACK_ID", new_track_id.to_base16());
+                },
+                PlayerEvent::Started { track_id } => {
+                    env_vars.insert("PLAYER_EVENT", "start".to_string());
+                    env_vars.insert("TRACK_ID", track_id.to_base16());
+                }
+                PlayerEvent::Stopped { track_id } =>  {
+                    env_vars.insert("PLAYER_EVENT", "stop".to_string());
+                    env_vars.insert("TRACK_ID", track_id.to_base16());
                 }
             }
-        });
-        Some(sender)
-    }
+            run_program(&onevent, env_vars);
+        }
+    });
+    sender
 }