diff --git a/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java b/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java
index 8e3fae3..7ec63ec 100644
--- a/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java
+++ b/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class DashBoardController {
      * Sorts the scores of users.
      * @param users the list of users
      */
-    public void sortScores(List<String> users) throws InterruptedException {
+    private void sortScores(List<String> users) {
         for (int i = 0; i < users.size(); i++) {
             for (int j = 0; j < users.size(); j++) {
                 Double first = userService.getFootprint(users.get(i));
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class DashBoardController {
      * Sorts the scores of users.
      * @param users the list of users
      */
-    public List<String> sortDiffScores(List<String> users) throws InterruptedException {
+    private List<String> sortDiffScores(List<String> users) throws InterruptedException {
         for (int i = 0; i < users.size(); i++) {
             for (int j = 0; j < users.size(); j++) {
                 Double firstDiff = userService.getFirstFootprint(users.get(i)) - userService
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public class DashBoardController {
      * Adds a fade transition for switching between the different panes.
      * @param node the node on which the transition needs to act
      */
-    public void addFadeTransition(Node node) {
+    private void addFadeTransition(Node node) {
         fadeTrans = new FadeTransition(Duration.millis(400), node);
         fadeTrans.setFromValue(0);
         fadeTrans.setToValue(1.0);
diff --git a/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml b/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml
index 98d7c34..715220f 100644
--- a/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml
+++ b/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
+<?import java.lang.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.chart.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.shape.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.chart.PieChart?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.text.Text?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip?>
 
-<AnchorPane prefHeight="702.0" prefWidth="1032.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/10.0.1" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="greenify.client.controller.DashBoardController">
+<AnchorPane prefHeight="702.0" prefWidth="1032.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="greenify.client.controller.DashBoardController">
    <children>
       <AnchorPane fx:id="menuBar" prefHeight="703.0" prefWidth="216.0" style="-fx-background-color: #5a635c;">
          <children>
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@
                   <Font size="21.0" />
                </font>
             </Button>
-            <Button fx:id="logOutButton" layoutY="270.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#logOut" prefHeight="45.0" prefWidth="216.0" text="log out ">
+            <Button fx:id="logOutButton" layoutX="33.0" layoutY="638.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#logOut" prefHeight="45.0" prefWidth="149.0" text="log out ">
                <font>
                   <Font size="21.0" />
                </font>
diff --git a/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css b/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css
index b7835a1..3dc351d 100644
--- a/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css
+++ b/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@
   -fx-border-color: #497251;
 }
 
+#logOutButton {
+  -fx-background-color: #5a635c;
+  -fx-text-fill: #e3efe4;
+}
+#logOutButton:hover {
+  -fx-background-color: #e08f8f;
+}
+#logOutButton:pressed {
+  -fx-background-color: #ba3737;
+}
+
 /*friends table*/
 .table-view .column-header {
   /*-fx-background-color: linear-gradient(#4b7a3d, #588c58);*/