Custom Messages not working with animator.play()

The command is working on the hololens I'm wearing but its not broadcasting and running the command on the other hololens in the sharing session.

Both are in the same sharing room and other commands are broadcasting just fine.

Why is this command failing?



CustomMessages.cs

Code (CSharp):

1.  public void SendSyncThePistonAnimation()
2.     {
3.         if (this.serverConnection != null && this.serverConnection.IsConnected())
4.         {
5.  
6.             NetworkOutMessage msg = CreateMessage((byte)TestMessageID.SyncThePistonAnimation);
7.  
8.             this.serverConnection.Broadcast(
9.                 msg,
10.                 MessagePriority.Immediate,
11.                 MessageReliability.ReliableOrdered,
12.                 MessageChannel.Avatar);
13.         }
14.     }

EnergyHubBase.cs

Code (CSharp):

1.   void Start()
2.     {
3.         innerEngineAnimator = innerEngineAnimation.GetComponent<Animator>();
4.  
5.      
6.         CustomMessages.Instance.MessageHandlers[CustomMessages.TestMessageID.StopTheEngine] = this.SendStopEngine;
7.  
8.    
9.         CustomMessages.Instance.MessageHandlers[CustomMessages.TestMessageID.SyncThePistonAnimation] = this.SyncThePistonAnimation;
10.  
11.     }
12.    public void SyncThePistonAnimation(NetworkInMessage msg)
13.     {
14.         innerEngineAnimator.Play("New State", 0, 0);
15.  
16.     }

VoiceCommands.cs

Code (CSharp):

1.     private void SyncThePistonAnimation()
2.     {
3.         CustomMessages.Instance.SendSyncThePistonAnimation();
4.         NetworkInMessage msg = null;
5.         TheEnergyHub.GetComponent<EnergyHubBase>().SyncThePistonAnimation(msg);
6.  
7.     }