diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java
index d5396e7..97905fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatController.java
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
   private static final String chatToAll = Protocol.chatMsgToAll;
   private static final String chatToLobby = Protocol.chatMsgToLobby;
 
-  public ChatController() {
+  public ChatController() { //TODO: why does this get called
     super();
+    whisperTargetChosen = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+    cmd = "";
   }
   public ChatController(ClientModel client) {
     this.client = client;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/splitPaneChatView.fxml b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/splitPaneChatView.fxml
index b9479ab..648bedf 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/splitPaneChatView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/splitPaneChatView.fxml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-
 <?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ScrollPane?>
@@ -10,10 +9,9 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
 
-
-<fx:root maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" type="AnchorPane" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat.ChatController">
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat.ChatController">
    <children>
-      <SplitPane fx:id ="chatPaneRoot" dividerPositions="0.5" layoutX="214.0" layoutY="92.0" orientation="VERTICAL" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+      <SplitPane fx:id="chatPaneRoot" dividerPositions="0.5" layoutX="214.0" layoutY="92.0" orientation="VERTICAL" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
         <items>
           <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="160.0">
                <children>
@@ -64,4 +62,4 @@
         </items>
       </SplitPane>
    </children>
-</fx:root>
+</AnchorPane>