diff --git a/Client/Client.cs b/Client/Client.cs
index 5346d92..88278ad 100644
--- a/Client/Client.cs
+++ b/Client/Client.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using static SharedClientServer.JSONConvert;
 
 namespace Client
 {
-    public delegate void OnLobbyCreated(int id);
+    public delegate void LobbyCallback(int id);
     class Client : ObservableObject
     {
         private TcpClient tcpClient;
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ namespace Client
         public Callback OnLobbiesListReceived;
         public Callback OnLobbyJoinSuccess;
         public Callback OnLobbiesReceivedAndWaitingForHost;
-        public OnLobbyCreated OnLobbyCreated;
+        public LobbyCallback OnLobbyCreated;
+        public LobbyCallback OnLobbyLeave;
         public Lobby[] Lobbies { get; set; }
 
         public Client(string username)
@@ -118,6 +119,10 @@ namespace Client
                         case LobbyIdentifier.JOIN_SUCCESS:
                             OnLobbyJoinSuccess?.Invoke();
                             break;
+                        case LobbyIdentifier.LEAVE:
+                            int lobbyLeaveID = JSONConvert.GetLobbyID(payload);
+                            OnLobbyLeave?.Invoke(lobbyLeaveID);
+                            break;
                     }
                     //TODO fill lobby with the data received
                     break;
diff --git a/Client/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs b/Client/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs
index bbb9843..37d4ed9 100644
--- a/Client/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs
+++ b/Client/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Client
             _lobbies = new ObservableCollection<Lobby>();
             client = ClientData.Instance.Client;
             client.OnLobbiesListReceived = updateLobbies;
+            client.OnLobbyLeave = leaveLobby;
             
 
             OnHostButtonClick = new RelayCommand(hostGame);
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ namespace Client
             JoinSelectedLobby = new RelayCommand(joinLobby, true);
         }
 
+        private void leaveLobby(int id)
+        {
+            _model.CanStartGame = true;
+            ClientData.Instance.Lobby = null;
+            SelectedLobby = null;
+        }
+
         private void hostGame()
         {
             Debug.WriteLine("attempting to host game for " + ClientData.Instance.User.Username);
@@ -96,19 +104,6 @@ namespace Client
             Lobby[] lobbiesArr = client.Lobbies;
             Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(delegate
             {
-                
-                //for (int i = 0; i < lobbiesArr.Length; i++)
-                //{
-                //    Lobby lobby = lobbiesArr[i];
-                //    Debug.WriteLine(lobby.PlayersIn);
-                //    if (i < _lobbies.Count && _lobbies[i].ID == lobby.ID)
-                //    {
-                //        _lobbies[i].Set(lobby);
-                //    } else
-                //    {
-                //        _lobbies.Add(lobbiesArr[i]);
-                //    }
-                //}
 
                 _lobbies.Clear();
 
diff --git a/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs b/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs
index c6090da..843db9c 100644
--- a/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs
+++ b/Server/Models/ServerClient.cs
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ namespace Server.Models
                 case LobbyIdentifier.LEAVE:
                     id = JSONConvert.GetLobbyID(payload);
                     ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.LeaveLobby(User, id);
+                    sendMessage(JSONConvert.ConstructLobbyLeaveMessage(id));
                     ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.sendToAll(JSONConvert.ConstructLobbyListMessage(ServerCommunication.INSTANCE.lobbies.ToArray()));
                     break;
             }