diff --git a/lib/dash/dash_parser.js b/lib/dash/dash_parser.js
index 44410dbfe1..431419160a 100644
--- a/lib/dash/dash_parser.js
+++ b/lib/dash/dash_parser.js
@@ -1297,6 +1297,8 @@ shaka.dash.DashParser.prototype.emsgResponseFilter_ = function(type, response) {
     if (boxSize != shaka.util.Mp4Parser.BOX_NOT_FOUND) {
       var start = reader.getPosition() - 8;
       var end = start + boxSize;
+      // skip version and flags
+      reader.skip(4);
       var scheme_id = reader.readTerminatedString();
       // scheme_id of "urn:mpeg:dash:event:2012" means it's
       // time to update the manifest
diff --git a/test/dash/dash_parser_manifest_unit.js b/test/dash/dash_parser_manifest_unit.js
index 854731c81c..e911b1d68b 100644
--- a/test/dash/dash_parser_manifest_unit.js
+++ b/test/dash/dash_parser_manifest_unit.js
@@ -764,20 +764,20 @@ describe('DashParser.Manifest', function() {
     ]);
 
     var emsgUpdate = new Uint8Array([
-      0, 0, 0, 48, 101, 109, 115, 103,
-      117, 114, 110, 58, 109, 112, 101,
-      103, 58, 100, 97, 115, 104, 58,
-      101, 118, 101, 110, 116, 58, 50,
-      48, 49, 50, 0, 0, 0, 49, 0, 0, 0,
-      8, 0, 0, 255, 255, 116, 101, 115,
-      116
+      0, 0, 0, 52, 101, 109, 115, 103,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 117, 114, 110, 58,
+      109, 112, 101, 103, 58, 100, 97,
+      115, 104, 58, 101, 118, 101, 110,
+      116, 58, 50, 48, 49, 50, 0, 0, 0,
+      49, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 255, 255, 116,
+      101, 115, 116
     ]);
 
     var emsgCustom = new Uint8Array([
-      0, 0, 0, 55, 101, 109, 115, 103,
-      102, 111, 111, 58, 98, 97, 114,
-      58, 99, 117, 115, 116, 111, 109,
-      100, 97, 116, 97, 115, 99, 104,
+      0, 0, 0, 59, 101, 109, 115, 103,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 102, 111, 111, 58, 98,
+      97, 114, 58, 99, 117, 115, 116, 111,
+      109, 100, 97, 116, 97, 115, 99, 104,
       101, 109, 101, 0, 49, 0, 0, 0, 0,
       1, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 255, 255, 0,
       0, 0, 1, 116, 101, 115, 116