diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/Game.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/Game.java
index c0c7abb..a52ac9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/Game.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/Game.java
@@ -86,18 +86,15 @@ public class Game implements Runnable {
    * Initializes new thread that constantly sends a gameState update to all clients in this game
    */
   public void gameStateModelUpdater(){
-    new Thread(new Runnable() {
-      @Override
-      public void run() {
-        while (getGame().isOngoing) {
-          for (Passenger passenger : getGameState().getPassengerTrain()) {
-            passenger.send(GuiParameters.updateGameState, getGame());
-          }
-          try {
-            Thread.sleep(1000); //TODO: Is this a good intervall?
-          } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-          }
+    new Thread(() -> {
+      while (getGame().isOngoing) {
+        for (Passenger passenger : getGameState().getPassengerTrain()) {
+          passenger.send(GuiParameters.updateGameState, getGame());
+        }
+        try {
+          Thread.sleep(1000); //TODO: Is this a good intervall?
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          e.printStackTrace();
         }
       }
     }).start();
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java
index 1a97f7f..4321565 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ public class Client {
         case GuiParameters.listOfPLayers:
           break;
         default:
-          gameController.addMessageToNotificationText(
-              data); //TODO(Sebi,Seraina): should the gameController be in the Application just like the ChatController?
+          notificationTextDisplay(data);
+        //TODO(Sebi,Seraina): should the gameController be in the Application just like the ChatController?
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOGGER.warn("Communication with GUI currently not possible: " + e.getMessage());
@@ -352,6 +352,24 @@ public class Client {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Starts a new thread, thad adds a message to notificationText in the gameController,
+   * waits 3 seconds and deletes it again.
+   * @param data the message to be added
+   */
+  public void notificationTextDisplay(String data) {
+    new Thread(() -> {
+      gameController.addMessageToNotificationText(data);
+      try {
+        Thread.sleep(3000);
+      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      }
+      gameController.clearNotificationText();
+    }).start();
+
+  }
+
   public void determineNoiseDisplay(int position) {
     switch (position) {
       case 0:
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/game/GameController.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/game/GameController.java
index 7de6464..3667c7a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/game/GameController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/game/GameController.java
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ public class GameController {
   //TODO: Wait for a certain time, then clear all again
  }
 
+ /**
+  * Clears all children from notificationText TextFlow
+  */
+ public void clearNotificationText() {
+  notificationText.getChildren().clear();
+ }
+
  /**
   * Updates the labels of the rooms accordingly to the datastructures in GameStateModel
   */