diff --git a/Server/Models/Information.cs b/Server/Models/Information.cs
index 8de3a41..0eb162e 100644
--- a/Server/Models/Information.cs
+++ b/Server/Models/Information.cs
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ namespace Server.Models
     class Information : ObservableObject
     {
         public bool CanStartServer { get; set; }
+
+        public bool ServerOnline { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 576f376..e745e4c 100644
--- a/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Server.ViewModels
             Debug.WriteLine("init mainviewmodel");
             InformationModel = new Information();
             InformationModel.CanStartServer = true;
+            InformationModel.ServerOnline = false;
             this.ServerStartCommand = new RelayCommand(() =>
             {
                 Debug.WriteLine("connect button clicked");
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Server.ViewModels
                     
                     Debug.WriteLine("can start server " + InformationModel.CanStartServer);
                     serverCommunication.Start();
-                    
+                    InformationModel.ServerOnline = true;
                     InformationModel.CanStartServer = false;
                 }
             });
diff --git a/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml b/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml
index b42da60..ef6b2ad 100644
--- a/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
     <Grid>
-        <Button Content="Start Server" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Command="{Binding ServerStartCommand}" IsEnabled="{Binding MainViewModel.InformationModel.CanStartServer}"/>
-        <Label Content="{Binding MainViewModel.InformationModel.CanStartServer}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="97,7,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
+        <Button Content="Start Server" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Command="{Binding ServerStartCommand}" IsEnabled="{Binding InformationModel.CanStartServer}"/>
+        <Label Content="{Binding InformationModel.ServerOnline}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="169,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
+        <Label Content="Server Online:" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="80,7,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
     </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index cda0239..6f925ec 100644
--- a/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Server/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ namespace Server
         public MainWindow()
         {
             
-            InitializeComponent();
             // use mainviewmodel for the bindings of our methods
             DataContext = new MainViewModel();
+            InitializeComponent();
         }
     }
 }