diff --git a/lib/itunes-node-applescript.js b/lib/itunes-node-applescript.js
index 6fe7f2c..7ec967f 100644
--- a/lib/itunes-node-applescript.js
+++ b/lib/itunes-node-applescript.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ var scripts = {
         'tell application "iTunes" to get player position',
     isRunning:
         'get running of application "iTunes"',
+    state:
+        'tell application "iTunes" to get player state',
     shuffle:
 	'tell application "iTunes" to set shuffle enabled to true',
     unshuffle:
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ exports.track = function(callback){
 };
 
 exports.getState = function(callback){
-    return execScript('state', createJSONResponseHandler(callback, 'state'));
+    return execScript('state', callback);
 };
 
 exports.isRunning = function(callback) {