diff --git a/Server/Models/Information.cs b/Server/Models/Information.cs
index eb2b690..1764312 100644
--- a/Server/Models/Information.cs
+++ b/Server/Models/Information.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ namespace Server.Models
             }
         }
 
-        public int ClientsConnected{ get; set; }
+        public int ClientsConnected{ get { return ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.ClientsConnected; } }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs b/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs
index 8869581..4dcf07a 100644
--- a/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs
+++ b/Server/Models/ServerCommunication.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Server.Models
         private TcpListener listener;
         private List<ServerClient> serverClients;
         public bool Started = false;
+        public int ClientsConnected { get { return serverClients.Count; } }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// use a padlock object to make sure the singleton is thread-safe
diff --git a/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index bd7d0a4..0ff5359 100644
--- a/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Server/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ namespace Server.ViewModels
 
         public MainViewModel(MainWindow mainWindow)
         {
+            serverCommunication = ServerCommunication.INSTANCE;
             this.mainWindow = mainWindow;
             Debug.WriteLine("init mainviewmodel");
             InformationModel = new Information();
-            InformationModel.ClientsConnected = 0;
             InformationModel.CanStartServer = true;
             InformationModel.ServerOnline = false;
             //BitmapImage onlineImg = new BitmapImage(new Uri(@"/img/online.png",UriKind.Relative));
@@ -34,15 +34,9 @@ namespace Server.ViewModels
             this.ServerStartCommand = new RelayCommand(() =>
             {
                 Debug.WriteLine("connect button clicked");
-                if (serverCommunication == null)
-                {
-                    Debug.WriteLine("making new server communication");
-                    serverCommunication = ServerCommunication.INSTANCE;
-                }
+                
                 if (!serverCommunication.Started)
                 {
-                    
-                    
                     serverCommunication.Start();
                     InformationModel.ServerOnline = true;
                     InformationModel.CanStartServer = false;