diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ClientModel.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ClientModel.java
index 6e803ad..cb060c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ClientModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ClientModel.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ public class ClientModel {
 
   private String username;
   private Client client;
+  private String incomingChatMsg;
 
   public ClientModel(String username, Client client) {
     this.username = username;
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GUI.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GUI.java
index 4e9b594..173db00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GUI.java
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ public class GUI implements Runnable{
    */
   @Override
   public void run() {
-    Application.launch(ChatApp.class);
+    Application.launch(this.chatApp.getClass());
   }
 }
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 ba8c319..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
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 package ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat;
 
-
+import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.Client;
 import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.ClientModel;
 import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.helpers.Protocol;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
 import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
 import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.event.EventHandler;
+import javafx.event.EventType;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.ColorPicker;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
 import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+import javafx.scene.paint.Paint;
 
 public class ChatController implements Initializable {
 
@@ -51,7 +56,6 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
     whisperTargetChosen = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     cmd = "";
   }
-
   public ChatController(ClientModel client) {
     this.client = client;
     whisperTargetChosen = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
@@ -70,9 +74,12 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
   @Override
   public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
 
-    vBoxChatMessages.getChildren().addListener(
-        (ListChangeListener<Node>) c -> vBoxChatMessages.setMaxHeight(
-            vBoxChatMessages.getMaxHeight() * 2));
+    vBoxChatMessages.getChildren().addListener(new ListChangeListener<Node>() {
+      @Override
+      public void onChanged(Change<? extends Node> c) {
+        vBoxChatMessages.setMaxHeight(vBoxChatMessages.getMaxHeight() * 2);
+      }
+    });
 
     vBoxChatMessages.heightProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
       /**
@@ -90,26 +97,34 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
     });
 
     /**
-     * Initialize what happens when the send button is pressed
+     * Initialize what heppens when the sen button is pressed
      */
-    sendButton.setOnAction(event -> {
-      String msg = chatMsgField.getText();
-      if (!msg.isEmpty()) {
-        client.getClient().sendMsgToServer(cmd.toString() + msg);
-        Label l = new Label(client.getUsername() + " (you): " + msg);
-        l.setBackground(Background.fill(Color.LAVENDER));
-        vBoxChatMessages.getChildren().add(l);
-        chatMsgField.clear();
+    sendButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
+      @Override
+      public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
+        String msg = chatMsgField.getText();
+        if (!msg.isEmpty()) {
+          client.getClient().sendMsgToServer(cmd.toString() + msg);
+          Label l = new Label(client.getUsername() + " (you): " + msg);
+          l.setBackground(Background.fill(Color.LAVENDER));
+          vBoxChatMessages.getChildren().add(l);
+          chatMsgField.clear();
+        }
       }
     });
 
     /**
      * Initialize the change of the TextArea field holding potential chat messages
      */
-    chatMsgField.textProperty().addListener(
-        (observable, oldValue, newValue) -> chatMsgField.setText(newValue));
+    chatMsgField.textProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<String>() {
+      @Override
+      public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, String oldValue,
+          String newValue) {
+        chatMsgField.setText(newValue);
+      }
+    });
 
-    //Bind the fact if the whisper field contains a name to a boolean
+    //Bind the the fact if the whisper field contains a name to a boolean
     whisperTargetChosen.bind(whisperTargetSelectField.textProperty().isEmpty());
 
     /**
@@ -138,7 +153,7 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return the client whose chat controller this is
+   * @return the client who's chat controller this is
    */
   public ClientModel getClient() {
     return client;
@@ -156,7 +171,7 @@ public class ChatController implements Initializable {
   }
 
   /**
-   * The client calls this method to forward a chat message to the chat gui
+   * The client calls this method to foreward a chat message to the chat gui
    *
    * @param msg the message to be displayed
    */