diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobby/pipelining/RequestGameStateSegment.java b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobby/pipelining/RequestGameStateSegment.java
index c7cdcb8..fc9d4a1 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobby/pipelining/RequestGameStateSegment.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobby/pipelining/RequestGameStateSegment.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package uulm.teamname.marvelous.server.lobby.pipelining;
 
 import org.tinylog.Logger;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.events.Event;
+import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.events.EventBuilder;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.gamelogic.GameInstance;
+import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.messages.server.EventMessage;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.requests.RequestBuilder;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.requests.RequestType;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.server.lobby.Lobby;
@@ -28,7 +30,10 @@ public class RequestGameStateSegment implements Segment {
         Logger.trace("RequestGameStateSegment received {} requests", packet.size());
         if (packet.containsRequestOfType(RequestType.Req)) {
             Logger.trace("Req event found. Returning Gamestate, and clearing entire RequestList");
-            carrier.add(game.getGameStateEvent());
+            var gamestateEventMessage = new EventMessage();
+            gamestateEventMessage.messages = new Event[] {game.getGameStateEvent()};
+            packet.getOrigin().sendMessage(gamestateEventMessage);
+            carrier.clear();
             packet.clear();
         }
     }
diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java
index 1eca31c..0c5aec4 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java
@@ -49,17 +49,18 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
     }
 
     public void addParticipant(Participant participant) {
-        if (this.state == LobbyConnectionState.Started) {
+        if (this.state == LobbyConnectionState.Started || this.player1.state == ParticipantState.Playing) {
+            Logger.trace("Set client state to playing");
             participant.getClient().state = ClientState.Playing;
+            participant.state = ParticipantState.Playing;
         }
         if(participant.type == ParticipantType.Spectator) {
+            Logger.trace("Adding spectator");
             spectators.add(participant);
             return;
-        }
-
-        if(participant.type == ParticipantType.PlayerOne) {
+        } else if(participant.type == ParticipantType.PlayerOne) {
             player1 = participant;
-        }else {
+        } else {
             player2 = participant;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/netconnector/ClientState.java b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/netconnector/ClientState.java
index b58b6df..cee5962 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/netconnector/ClientState.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/netconnector/ClientState.java
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ public enum ClientState {
     Blank,
     Ready,
     Assigned,
-    Reconnect, Playing
+    Reconnect,
+    Playing
 }